5. Thus your trees by reason of strength in time of setting shall put forth more blossomes, and more fruite, being free from taints; for strength is a great helpe to bring forth much and safely, whereas weakenesse failes in setting though the season be calme.
Some vse to bare trees rootes in Winter, to stay the setting til hotter seasons, which I discommend, because,
1. They hurt the rootes.
2. It stayes it nothing at [all.]
3. Though it did, being small, with vs in the North, they haue their part of our Aprill and Mayes frosts.
4. Hinderance cannot profit weake trees in setting.
5. They wast much labour.
6. Thus shall your tree be easie to dresse, and without danger, either to the tree or the dresser.
7. Thus may you safely and easily gather your fruite without falling, bruising or breaking of Cyons.
This is the best forme of a fruit tree, which I haue here onely shadowed out for the better capacity of them that are led more with the eye, than the mind, crauing pardon for the deformity, because I am nothing skilfull either in painting or caruing.