With regard to these it may be observed, 1. That the cutting and pruning them when young hurt their bearing, though it contributes to FRUITY, the richness and flavour of the fruit, as well as to the beauty of the tree. 2. That kernel fruit trees come later to bear than stone fruit trees; the time required by the first, before they come to any fit age for bearing, being one with another five years; but when they do begin, they bear in greater plenty than stone fruit. 3. That stone fruit, figs, and grapes, commonly bear considerably in three or four years, and bear full crops the fifth and sixth year; and hold it for many years, if well ordered. 4. That fruit trees in the same neighbourhood will ripen a fortnight sooner in some grounds than in others of a different temperature. 5. That in the same country, hot or cold summers set considerably forwards, or put backwards, the same fruit. 6. That the fruit on wall trees generally ripen before those on standards, and those on standards before those on dwarfs. 7. That the fruit of all wall trees planted in the south and east quarters commonly ripen about the same time, only those in the south rather earlier than those in the east; those in the west are later by eight or ten days; and those in the north, by 15 or 20.

For the planting, pruning, grafting, &c. of fruit trees, see Gardening.