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The right time to start pruning
All gardeners are interested in the question: "When is it more correct to start pruning fruit trees?" The answer is quite simple and clear - the optimal time to start cutting fruit trees is early spring, when severe frosts have already receded and stable heat has not yet come. Focus on air temperatures down to –5 ° С. If it is lower, then the tree may die, if it is much higher, there is a risk that it will “cry” for a long time.
Main Notes:
- Inventory. Use a well-sharpened and disinfected tool. This will prevent the plant from getting sick.
- How to prune a young tree. Do not rush to remove many branches, subject to pruning: diseased, damaged, thickening branches and individual growths on the post.
- Branch pruning rules. If you want to get rid of the branch completely, cut it into a ring, without leaving a stump.
- Watch your kidneys. Be careful not to damage your kidneys. Cut the branch obliquely, downward from the bud, about 2-3 mm lower.
Apple tree pruning rules
For the initial planting, the plant should be shortened to 80 cm, and the side branches should be cut off by about 1/3.
Each subsequent spring pruning of an apple tree provides for cutting only spoiled, frozen or diseased shoots. And make sure the skeletal branches are higher than the main tree post.
When considering rejuvenating pruning of an apple tree, it is important to remember that rejuvenating pruning of a diseased tree with rotten branches can only do harm.
Pear pruning rules
A young pear is formed from several tiers of about 5 branches each. And they should be 20-25 cm below the trunk.
In an old pear, all vertically growing side branches or branches growing inside the tree are cut off.
Peach pruning rules
Peach is a rather capricious tree and requires a special approach. Its crown should be shaped like a bowl with a lowered main trunk. When planting, trim the trunk to 20 cm above the graft.
In subsequent years, prune old branches as the peach is able to bear fruit on one-year-old shoots.
Apricot pruning rules
When planting, you should leave the trunk about 50-70 cm and cut off all young shoots into a ring. In the second year of life, select 2-3 skeletal branches and shorten them to about 20-25 cm. In the third year of life, leave 3-5 skeletal branches growing at an angle of 45 ° with respect to the post. And shorten them to 60 cm. In subsequent years, perform only sanitary pruning as needed.
Cherry pruning rules
When planting, shorten the trunk by 18 cm. For the next year, remove all young shoots on the trunk and trim off the skeletal branches below the main trunk.
In subsequent years, the tree needs only sanitary thinning. Make sure there are up to 8 skeletal branches.
Cherry pruning rules
When planting, trim the trunk to about 70 centimeters. The next year, cut the branches to the outer buds, shortening by 1/3 the length, be sure to cut competing branches to the main trunk into a ring. In subsequent years, trim the side branches on the skeletal branches by shortening them to the outer buds.
Plum pruning rules
Form the correct tree immediately after planting. Shorten it to 75 cm. Side shoots should be below the trunk. In the second year, prune the competing branches with the trunk. And shorten the skeletal branches to the outer bud. In subsequent years, remove the damaged branches and the oldest ones. Cut off branches that are 4 years old.
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