Show Now is the Time to Prune Your Trees Says Professor Co Coe l r Professor F M I Coo h head ad of at the de de- de department department of horticulture at the Utah State Agricultural college Is nd that all fruit gees rees may be safely pruned prune J rio Ollo The pruning operations should b be completed complete before the tho buds ar are open Hardy varieties of grapes crapes red rd and black raspberries currants and gooseberries can also be bo pruned nos no ac according according cording to Professor Coo Trees arc are pruned for ho the 11 0 re I 1 To improve e the lighting conditions through the trees and thus titus Improve the th color of or the fruit 2 thins tho the fruit re reducing reducing duc the expense of or later laler thinning 3 changes chanles the shape of or the tree when 1 i j too high 4 to Improve the Igo of C gro growth groth th of spurs and twigs and 5 S to re- re remo remove mo moe c broken dead and crossing branch branches es Direct sunlight ht Is absolutely essen- essen essential to the production of good fruit and Professor Coe Coc declares that many of our fruit trees are too loo dense Proper pruning does docs not do a aa away a with Ith the need ot of thinning because such a pruning mould ouM be too severe but It does reduce the amount of oC thinning Professor Coe t l ces es not Ca favor or too much cutting back bach of the tree In an at attempt at- at attempt attempt tempt to reduce Its height The weight or of fruit ordinarily should pull the tho branches do down don n and keep the tree low lowIt lowIt It If the branches arc are too stiff sUfI they may be beheaded beheaded beheaded headed back to a lower branch but they should never be headed beaded back bach to ton toa n a stub Apple tree trees should make a terminal growth of ot from tram 12 to 18 Inches peaches tram from 18 to 24 inches and cherries and apricots somewhat less If It the trees are arc making more than this growth they may be checked by leaving more fruit fruit- fruitIng fruiting ing tag wood This added fruiting will re reduce reduce reduce duce the tree growth neB Heavier ter ler pruning and heading back will III stimulate tree growth but It usually decreases yields The saw should be used as little as possible In pruning according to Prates For Coe Cae and all wounds larger than aninch an anInch Inch should be painted with Bordeaux paint made by mixing ml dry material Bordeau Bordeau material with ft Ith linseed oil Spurs should not be bo left leel |