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Summer Pruning and Thinning

June 16, 2011 - GrowOrganic

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Reasons for summer pruning fruit trees

TREE & FRUIT HEALTH ARE AFFECTED BY TREE SIZE Summer pruning fruit trees controls undesirable growth on a tree by removing energy-wasting water sprouts. Summer is also a good time to remove leafy upper branches that excessively shade fruit on lower branches. After the lower branches are exposed, protect them from sunburn by painting them with a 50/50 mixture of water and white latex interior paint. Winter pruning is meant to stimulate the tree. Summer pruning uses thinning cuts (where the branch…

Boom or Bust Fruit

Ever have the feeling your fruit trees were going in cycles? Well it might not be your imagination. Some species of fruit trees can fall into what is called “alternate bearing” meaning one year you get a massive crop and the next year your tree sets hardly anything. Alternate bearing has been observed in apples, pears, plums, apricots, cranberries, blueberries, pecans, citrus, and avocado. There are some species and some varieties that are more susceptible to this pattern than others.…

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