. Agri-news. Agriculture. AGDEX: 275/24 March 17, 1975 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRUNING TINE AGAIN Apart from a few exceptions, March and April are the months when you should prune your trees and shrubs, says Herman Oosterhuis, Alberta Agriculture's tree specialist. He recommends annual pruning for two reasons: to preserve the health and vigor of trees and shrubs, and to guide their devel- opment into a desirable shape. Your goal should always be to preserve as closely as possible the natural shape of the tree or shrub. Before you do anything else, remove any dead, broken or diseased wood. You ca
. Agri-news. Agriculture. AGDEX: 275/24 March 17, 1975 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRUNING TINE AGAIN Apart from a few exceptions, March and April are the months when you should prune your trees and shrubs, says Herman Oosterhuis, Alberta Agriculture's tree specialist. He recommends annual pruning for two reasons: to preserve the health and vigor of trees and shrubs, and to guide their devel- opment into a desirable shape. Your goal should always be to preserve as closely as possible the natural shape of the tree or shrub. Before you do anything else, remove any dead, broken or diseased wood. You can recognize it by its brittleness, dried up buds and absence of green in the underlying bark. Next remove suckers, watersprouts (succulent growth originating on the side branches) and any crossing branches. Branches that are touching will damage each other's bark, thereby making the tree more susceptible to disease and insect injury. While your tree is still small, it is a good idea to remove the lower branches so that they will not interfere with any- one walking or working under the tree when it becomes a large tree. A nice clean trunk also improves the appearance of a tree. (continued) 19. RELEASED BY THE COMMUNICATIONS BRANCH ALBERTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Communications Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Print Media Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Publishing Branch. [Edmonton] : Communications Branch, Alberta Dept. of Agriculture
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