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Show Fruit men have many problems Utah County fruit growers have several problems which need attention at this time of the year. The most important ones are pruning, control of fire blight in pears, ' and removal re-moval of non-useful trees. The tree care and removal program sponsored by the extension service ser-vice and the Department of Agriculture, is progressing as planned. Many people have made plans to remove useless trees this spring. Ownrs of uncared-for trees will be required re-quired this year to either care for them or remove them. Now is the time to prune apple and pear trees, and to cut out blighted branches for the control of pear blight in pears. In pruning, all dead and diseased wood should be removed re-moved along with other branches branch-es to thin and open up the tree. If you have trees you want to get rid of, from now until spring is the time to do it. Two methods are most common for removing trees: sawing off next to the ground, and pushing out by the roots. There are advantages advan-tages and disadvantages to each method. For trees sawed off, sprouting is one of the problems, but there are several materials that can be used to keep them from sprouting. Details De-tails of application can be obtained ob-tained at the county agent's office, room 106, City and county building, Provo. People having trees ttiey want removed remov-ed can contact the district agricultural ag-ricultural inspector's office and they will help arrange for the equipment to do the job. |