Fruit trees are pruned in order to train trees for production of greatest yield and highest quality fruit. Among the fruit trees requiring pruning are peaches, apricots, apples, pears and quince. Of ...

Fruit trees are pruned and trained to obtain the greatest possible yield and fruit quality. A strong framework increases the life of the tree and reduces loss from wood breakage. Also, improved ...

It is bare-root season for fruit trees as well as time to prune and a reminder: before Valentine’s Day spray peaches and nectarines for peach leaf curl. The most important pruning is the pruning of ...

Urban gardens tend to be small, making it tricky to find the room for an orchard. However, there's one fruit tree variety ...

Many positive results are being achieved using what’s known as the “Solaxe system” to increase productivity from fruit trees. On a recent tour of the Catoctin Mountain Orchard north of Frederick, ...

Plucking a fresh apricot straight from the tree in summer can be a real treat, as homegrown fruits taste far superior to any from stores. They may be fruit trees associated with warm climates and hot ...

All are invited to learn how fruit tree training and pruning done during the winter dormant season helps create a desired tree structure, directs new growth and encourages good spring fruit set at a ...

Fruit trees are usually pruned in late winter, right around now, to adjust the tree’s structure. Summer pruning can also be done, but this is typically used to control or slow down growth. Removing ...

Hannah shows how to train young fruit trees headed in the wrong direction, into the right shape for good tree access and health. Hannah has a few olive trees, all between one and two years old, but ...

We can employ many tricks to grow more fruit in less space. One key strategy that is very useful to understand is growing fruits as cordons in small spaces. Though each cordon fruit tree and fruiting ...

Moy Mendez, who grew up in Blue Island and is now executive director of the Hope Center, said when planting trees last week he called out a familiar phrase he hadn’t said in over 30 years. “Yordan,” ...

Answer: Pruning is one way to train a fruit tree, but it can also be used annually to increase fruit production. Pruning involves the removal of a portion of a tree, usually a limb, to cut out damage, ...