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Pruning is therefore needed to reduce the density of the foliage and allow sunlight to penetrate into every part of the olive tree.

If your tree is too dense with vertical branches in the middle, a bird would not be able to do that, and you should remove more vertical branches.

Our pruning teacher from the University of Perugia suggested that every olive should be in direct sunlight for at least some part of the day. What to consider when Pruning your Olive Tree. In pruning for fruiting, as this type of pruning is called (since its aim is to induce branches that will bear fruit by exposing them to light and maintaining a vigorous and active fruiting zone), we remove: diseased branches - dead branches Estimated Reading Time: pruning kalamata olive trees min.