Italian farm workers. Farmer pruning of Olive Trees, using long tree shears in spring. Landscapes of San Quirico d' Orcia, Tuscany Italy, Europe, EU
There are many ways of pruning an olive tree. Each country and region has differences in their pruning technique and many will protect their traditional or modern method 'to the death!' Olive trees need sufficient light and air through their foliage to bear commercial crops. Light and air through the canopy also reduces the incidence of pests and fungal problems. The most common way of ensuring this is by pruning the tree into shape. The tree is then open in the centre thus allowing light and air penetration. For general hygiene branches should be be removed if they hang to close to the ground, cross over other branches or are dead, this pruning is done after the fruit is harvested in Autumn. For most mechanical harvesting machines, the trunk needs to be free of branches for a height of around one metre from the ground
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Location: Tuscany Italy
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