Lesson 9: Advanced Pruning Techniques
In the previous lessons, we have discussed the differences between pome fruit (apple, pear, quince) and stone fruit (peach, apricot, plum, cherry)
Pome fruit produce on spurs and stone fruit produce on water sprouts. While these two classifications of fruit can be pruned similarly, each and every fruit tree has it's own habit and each one will need to be pruned differently.
The following links will give you detailed insights on specific fruiting trees and how to correctly prune them.
How to Prune Plum Trees (Coming Soon!)
Pruning can be done any time of the year, but your trees will respond differently based on the time of year. Start by reading the following article and then do a deep dive into each and every season.
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For a glossary of terms related to the care and pruning of fruit trees, follow this link:
Hello Russ,
ReplyDeleteThank you for al the great pruning info. I have plum trees and would like to know when you might be covering them.
Thanks,
Cathy
Northern Oregon