. The effect of pruning in the training of young olive trees . Fig. 2.—Mission tree 5 years old shaped by a single pruning. The tree has been opened up by removing several large branches and lightly thinning out the laterals on the remaining branches. Illus- trates system A after pruning in 1929. Same tree as in figure 1. System A: Under this system little or no pruning of the branches was practiced until the trees reached bearing age. During the first five years an occasional ill-placed branch was removed where it seemed evident that its removal later would damage other branches needed to for
. The effect of pruning in the training of young olive trees . Fig. 2.—Mission tree 5 years old shaped by a single pruning. The tree has been opened up by removing several large branches and lightly thinning out the laterals on the remaining branches. Illus- trates system A after pruning in 1929. Same tree as in figure 1. System A: Under this system little or no pruning of the branches was practiced until the trees reached bearing age. During the first five years an occasional ill-placed branch was removed where it seemed evident that its removal later would damage other branches needed to form the
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