European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                K. ". Ita Spiik Pitchko outre i Al by Wallace 6eene, s&5 Madrid bureaus a half of Fol note Haw material for the family factory h hauled Home by Cert fan with Aid of i mule learn. Money May not prow on Trees in  pitchforks do of areas i the Span ish name for these unique implements that have been used around the Mediterranean for centuries. Even today they Are common in Spain North Africa and the Canar islands. The tree hat produces the Devilish de vice is the Almer or Lotus tree. The tree Are first raised in nurseries then trans planted when about three feet in height practically All the Horca Are produced in two Small villages Teresa and Jar fuel located in the province of Valencia not far from the City on Spain s Southeast coast when taken from the nurseries the Trees Are transplanted to Small plots of terraced land surrounding the villages frequently being mixed to Orchards with Trees of an other Type. The process for producing the pitchforks is so Long and involved that it would seem everyone concerned would forget about them and Rush Down to their Friendly hard Ware store but such is not the Case. When the tree is two or three years old the branches Are trimmed unhallowed to grow to a length of about 3� feet the Standard size. Branches not suitable for pitchforks Are used for walking canes Hoe handles and other purposes during the months of Hay through october when the sap rises the prongs that have reached their full site Are trimmed so the sap will go into the next mid thinner prongs that grow straight like fingers. After three or four years of this Selee Tulve manicuring the Branch sports a col Section three to f Ive of Pron get approximately the same size and at last is ready for harvesting. The branches Are Cut Between Marchand december each year with a single tree producing an annual crop. The olmec is a very Hardy tree with a Long use Span so the number of pitchforks sprouting from stacked prevent Are heat Hinatea prong a feb Var by i 1 my Ofil to Jar n 9 that or i or National it Ali be Rich the j on to walk like Large keys to each Forl of tie and the to f Row and ported Evev Yoa for about a of jul Tro i Consul once _ cold t drying of re Toa Frem Ciha i s Tami vice i Forks for re usage res fac for h hid total of to the stats and stripes