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How to Prune Fruit Trees

February 11, 2011 - GrowOrganic

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pat volk Says:

Jan 28th, 2012 at 6:48 am

I watched your incredibly helpful video on pruning fruit trees. Can you tell me if it was a dwarf or standard size tree.

thanks, pat volk

Dong Yang Says:

Jan 28th, 2012 at 7:39 am

I have two persimon trees, two pear trees, two fig trees, an apple tree and one plum tree. Can you tell me what is the best fertilizer for these fruit trees and when is the best time to apply, please?

Gina Woodyatt Says:

Jan 28th, 2012 at 9:15 am

Your video on pruning fruit trees was *very* helpful, but this was done on a young tree. My peach is 8-10 years old. It has leaf curl I’m trying to control with copper fungicide, but it’s getting more difficult to deal with every year. Learning we can cut the trunk while the tree is dormant gave me the idea that this might help get rid of some of the disease on my tree. Can I cut the trunk down on an older tree or would that harm it too much to recover?

I love your videos! They’re the most helpful I’ve been able to find on the net. Thanks so much for publishing these!