Show PRUNE OLD TREES NOW on 0 almost every city lot in some of 0 the communities a ol 01 1 the eo county all 12 there are a few old fru fruit it ir trees p principally ri apples that have apparently about run their span of 0 lite life such trees can usually be rejuvenated by severe pru brunning nning at this time of year vear it is 18 a common practice in truit fruit growing regions to prune old trees severely in order to induce them to throw out strong shoots frequently old trees left iet become exhausted before a heavy crop of fruit la 13 matured and the halt half grown fruit either ripens prematurely and is without flavor or color or it drops to the ground before ripening in either case me crop is worthless the fruit on now new bood hangs to maturity and more nearly resembles that of a young tree the old wood harbors insects and diseases that are largely removed when the trees are pruned and the resulting new wood has more vitality to resist the rema remaining nin pests e 8 gme pruning of old stock stoc k should take place becomes distributed into the branches it if new wood is desired |