Show PRUNING AND A N X T D CARE OF FRUIT TREES trew E S some valuable suggestions on the care of trees and gardens durin during g the cold months when to prune valuable suggestions rega regarding the pruning and general trimming of trees and useful hints relative to the proper care of gardens during the cold months are contained in a bulletin issued last saturday by the board of park commissioners of salt lake lakecia cit the suggestions which the board offers follow during the months of january and february Ferr uary the time will have arrived when attention should be paid to the pruning ngor or trimming of shade and fruit trees shrubbery etc taking advantage of the fact that labor is now plentiful and fire wood is a much needed article we would recommend that our trees be attended to pruning those which need such care and cutting out others which are dead misshapen or otherwise undesirable A tree generally speaking should have plenty of room to expand and develop properly and in a great many instances they are planted too close together and the ax is in many cases the only implement with which to remedy thur poor condition As a general rule trees are not trimmed bently being too thickly bran brandied clied ed A tree being too full of wood to use a common term has too many io laves aves to support which in a dry season results in a dropping of leaves and in general sickly appearance of the tree A tree well trimmed cleaned of sur plus branched branches enables the light to penetrate all its foliage and bogrow to row in a fealty condition and furthermore it must be observed that a healthy tree is 13 to a great extent immune from or at least less liable to attacks of disease insects fungi and blights than a poorly half starved tree some varieties of tree trees i are apt to bleed escape of the sap when cut later ater t than an t the e winter mont months s and for those it is advisable to attend to them during this month it must be observed that the pruning of a tree not merely consists of the cutting of some branches but expert advice ia B required in many cases in order to be of any benefit for those wishing a general outline of such work or instruction we are always ready to assist suppose one has in front or around his residence a dozen trees of considerable sid erable size such trees we dare say are as valuable to him as the residence itself at leq leit t he values these trees as highly as he does his dwelling in such cases they deserve his attention and he should look for the bet treatment of such suc 1 trees that close attention to our shade trees along our streets and around our residences will add another fa factor to the many which constitute the beauty of our city we e feel safe to predict |