Pruning a Fruit Tree
Pruning a fruit tree the proper way will ensure terrific tree shape and higher quality fruit produced. It is important to learn how to properly prune a fruit tree. Fruit trees need adequate sun to successfully bear fruit. Full trees often have a thick canopy that keeps the sun from reaching all the blooms that could later produce fruit. Properly pruning a fruit tree will ensure more fruit and better fruit from the tree. Contrary to popular belief, it is important to prune trees during the winter time when the tree is dormant. During the dormant pruning, it is an excellent time to remove dead or diseased limbs from the fruit tree. The dormant pruning will invigorate the tree and stimulate better growth. More buds will appear and that will yield more fruit on most deciduous fruit trees. Pruning a tree in the winter time allows you to see all the limbs without the leaves. You can prune the tree in a more balanced fashion and thus, have even fruit distribution during harvest time. Summer pruning is to even out or balance a fruit tree that has quickly growing sprouts that are out of control. You want the tree to look and use energy proportionately to maintain the best fruit crops.
Following these basic guidelines will enable you to have an abundant harvest of healthy fruit that tastes delicious and is sure to return season after season.
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A good rule of thumb is to prune fruit trees in your orchards in the inverse order when budding begins. For example, apple trees should be pruned prior to plum trees, for instance. Dormant pruning should only be done during the very coldest time of the winter. For summer the opposite is true. Summer pruning should be done before the hot days have set in for the season.
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