So it is only natural that good prunes get boasting fits twice a year, when the olive oil is still young from the press and at pruning time when they are lords and masters of the field.

• 常规说来；橄榄树须一年修剪两次:一次是在还未到挤油时期的幼枝阶段；一次是在枝繁叶茂的修剪阶段.