Fruit trees are pruned twice a year in spring and autumn, summer and winter only when necessary. Spring pruning is performed before bud break at temperatures above - 5 degrees. Unnecessary branches are cut at the ring. You can not make the cut too close to the trunk because of the risk of damage, but too much should not leave the stump.
The young tree trimming primarily forms the crown, does not give it to thicken, which promotes even penetration of sunlight. In the fertile period of the tree pruning prevents overloading. After pruning apple trees produce larger fruit. Increases resistance to disease and pests.
Why do we need pruning
1. improve productivity
2. Keep the tree healthy
3. increase the decorative effect
What is cropping
• sanitary
Removal of the dried, frozen, sick branches, crossing shoots. With this type of pruning should begin first.
• forming
Used to give the crown a beautiful, pleasing the eye shape. Usually form tiered or sparsely - tiered crown. In addition, this type of pruning apple trees creates a balance of nutrition.
• Maintenance (replacement)
Remove old and flowering branches, with the aim of tree rejuvenation. Trees sick or severely damaged trunk is not rejuvenate.
How to cut the apple in steps
1. Prepare the tools they need to be sharp and light enough
It can be:
• pruner
• Lopper
• garden saw
• bowsaw
• Garden hacksaw
• grafter
2. Trim the dried, frozen, damaged, diseased branches (branches burn patients)
3. Trim branches that grow inward
4. Remove the young shoots from the trunk
5. Trim the apical escape.
Pruning of young apple trees produced at a height of about one meter, for the stimulation of the lateral branches.
6. Remove tops
7. Cut the branches crossed
8. Cut growth at the roots
The old crop trees produce in stages. You can not remove a large mass simultaneously. When spring pruning to prevent infection slice obscure paint, as yard Var can freeze and fall off. After this procedure, the apple tree watered and fertilized.
Pruning - is always a big burden to the plant, but not do without it, if the goal is to get good yields and have in your garden healthy trees aesthetic appearance. To reduce the inevitable stress, cut the apple trees should be regularly and gradually. Observing all the precautions.