pruning 



CHAPTER IX. 



"Quien quiere aceite, labra; quien quiere mas, estercola; y quien quiere mucho mas, cortat 

 y poda a su tiempo." Vicente Payo* 



The olive should be pruned every two years, but the process will 

 have to be varied with the species cultivated. Some varieties need 

 the knife, others require it but little. Still it is necessary to prune 

 the olive, but skill, knowledge, and attention to the wants of the= 

 tree, are needful to secure the best results. 



Some of the old world saws embody this truth and in few words 

 gives us the experience of centuries. 



"He who plows, hopes; he who manures, begs; but he who 

 "prunes the olive, obliges it to produce." 



"For the olive and the oak, the spade below, and the hatchet 

 "above." 



"Strip me and I will dress you, make me poor and I will make 

 "you rich." 



No one would think of adopting these maxims literally in their 

 treatment of the tree but their tendency is evident, 



TO SHAPE THE YOUNG TEEE. 



When the young tree has attained a, height of from four to 

 five feet, and has a sufficient number of lateral branches, present- 



*He who wishes oil, cultivates; he who wishes much oil manures; He who wishes an abundance- 

 of oil prunes at the right time. 



