Fruit Tree Pruning Basics

• Posted on 22 January 2021
• Posted in Houseplants and Tropical Plants, pruning, Vegetable and Fruit Gardening
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Austin demonstrates how to properly prune a fruit tree in this hands-on pruning webinar. Watch Austin prune an Elberta peach tree, a lime bush, and an orange tree. He describes basic methods for pruning fruit trees-including where to cut branches to maximize production and visual appeal for plum, peach, citrus, apple, and pear trees. 

Reasons to prune your fruit tree:

• Remove dead or diseased limbs
• Improve air flow throughout the tree
• Shaping and ornamental appeal
• Remove sucker growth at the base of the plant
• Remove vertical sprouts
• Control the size of the tree
• Improve fruit production-both quality and quantity
• Improve limb strength
• Remove crossing limbs

Tools Needed:

• Pruners
• Loppers
• Chainsaw
• Folding hand saw
• Ladder

Be sure to sterilize all equipment between trees to avoid the spread of disease.