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Four teams of five operators each have begun work on molding and profiling the shape and branches of the more than 14,000 oranges that adorn Murcia and its districts.
These tasks, which is being carried out by the Parks and Gardens Service, under the Department of Modernization, Urban Quality and Participation, directed by José Guillén, are expected to extend until next March.
Guillén recalled that this pruning seeks to "ensure that trees that fruit in a well distributed to prevent trees from continuing their tendency to form fruit in the exterior and housing in the interior a very dense foliage that does not let light pass."
In addition, Guillén recalled that this time, from the beginning of the winter to the month of March, is the ideal date to remove the possible dry branches, in poor condition or those that cross are also the withdrawal of fruits already formed.
It is sought, in short, the survival as long as possible of the orange tree.
The aim is to "enhance the beauty of these specimens which in this area of ​​the Mediterranean tend to bear numerous fruits and at the same time serve as decoration to the streets and green areas of Murcia.
Irrespective of this pruning, the Parks and Gardens Service carries out numerous revisions and actions throughout the year to eliminate any problems that affect the tree and its development.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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