Show Early Spring Is Proper Time to Prune Orchard Warm days during March can cnn be profitably spent In renovating reno the Ule fruit trees Moderate ate pruning every year encourages annual fruiting and Is much better for the tree than heavy pruning every three or four years The work should not be delayed ed until growths starts In the tile spring Trees which have ha not been pruned regularly and have ha grown too bushy busily and dense should receive a rather heavy henvy thinning of sized medium-sized branches In the tile outer portions ns of the tile tre tree If possible avoid removing large limbs because this leaves the tree thin In places and too dense else else- where here All dead diseased brol broken en Injured crossing and rubbing limbs should be removed as far as possible When young trees have been properly pruned until they reach bearing age only moderate pruning of of small branches Is required to I keep the tile tree properly thinned Sunlight will then be admitted to the central portion of the tree In the pruning of young trees keep the head heat low Also avoid having two branches leave the tue trunk at the same point Four or 01 five main branches should be saved sayed and as ns far as possible possible ble so selected that the they will be evenly distributed around the tree as ns well as up and down the main trunk In nil all your OUI pruning work use sharp efficient pruning tools Make all nIl cuts clean I and close and wax ax or paint nil all wounds that are over o an Inch In 1 eter |