<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div>Ruminations after a morning pruning. The weather is ideal. The temps are in the high 20's, the wind is light and the sun is shining. Weather like this is why we live here. Permanent limbs ultimately and inevitably get too large. This is why high density systems can have a longer productive life than less dense orchards.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:100%">Art Kelly<br>Kelly Orchards<br>Acton, Maine</div></div></body></html>