Fruit tree pruning for the home orchardist: Hands-on training by pros

Fruit tree pruning for the home orchardist: Hands-on training by pros
Winter is a great time to prune small, newly planted or any established fruit trees that you want to grow larger with new growth in the spring. Avoid pruning stone fruit trees (plums, cherries, apricots) in the winter as the wet conditions can spread …
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January garden to-do list
However, winter is a good time to prune fruit trees if you want to encourage vigorous new growth. Prune when all the leaves have fallen. First remove diseased, broken and crossing branches. Remove all suckers and water sprouts. Remove 20 percent of …
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Fielding Questions: Wait a bit longer to prune trees; spider mites tricky to
Mid-February through late March or early April is usually considered the best time for pruning apple trees. If fruit trees are pruned in mid-winter, there is the possibility of increased winter damage. Some university studies have shown no correlation …
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