Fruit tree pruning

Winter is the best time to cut back stone fruit trees (peaches, cherries, apricots and plums) and pome fruit trees (apples, pears and quince). Gardeners may have differing opinions about the best way to prune a fruit tree, but our simple three-step process that works for the majority of fruit trees.

We'll answer some common tree pruning questions and walk you through basic tips to help you keep your trees healthy and productive.

Pruning ensures a tree that's easy to pick from for years to come, improves fruit quality, resists disease, and will not break under its load.

Read the Tree Center's comprehensive guide on how to plant, grow, and care for the Meyer Lemon Tree. Learn how to properly care for your Meyer Lemon Tree, including understanding how and when to prune.

Proper pruning is vital to the health and yield of your fruit trees. Follow this pruning guide for the best time to prune and tips to avoid making mistakes.

Terry shows us just how simple it is to prune an apple tree using the central leader pruning method.

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Pear trees are one of the least fussy small garden fruit trees. By their very nature, they tend to grow more vertically than horizontally. Lending themselves to both formative pruning or small gardens where space is at a premium. With the correct care your pear tree will reward you with delicious organic autumn fruit in […]

Do you have an old apple tree? In this article we will show you how to prune and revitalize your old apple tree so it produces better quality fruit!

Learn to properly prune your fruit trees--knowing what NOT to do is as important as knowing what you should be doing!

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Pruning your trees in important for consistent growth and ease of harvest. Proper pruning will allow you to reach the fruit easier, give the tree leaves and fruit more sun exposure, and help your tree produce larger fruit instead of a larger canopy.

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Learn the essential techniques for shaping fruit trees with modified central leader pruning to promote healthy growth and maximize fruit production. Whether you're working with newly planted, mature, or neglected trees, proper pruning methods like thinning, summer pruning, and central leader training help improve tree structure, encourage strong scaffold branches, and promote better light penetration. Discover how modified central leader pruning combines the best features of both central…

A hard pruning every three years results in a healthier apple tree and more fruit. Learn the techniques for pruning an overgrown apple tree.

The pear season is over and there are always lessons to come out of it. Words: Jenny Somervell The last of the pears are picked. The surplus has been stored, packed in preserving jars or given away to friends. This is the time we reflect on what could be done better for next year’s crop. Each year we learn more and summer 2018 was a challenge. We live in Oxford, 55km north-west of Christchurch and the continuous, searing, mid-30°C days was a test for our orchard. The stone fruit succumbed…