Why I'm pruning my fruit trees at the wrong time.
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Date: 2022-09-10
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handmade
Complete noob here. I've read about NOT pruning fruit tress in the fall so as not to spur branch growth. Are your suggestions to do it now based on your Southern Cali climate ( I'm in Denver, Colorado) or does that apply to anywhere in the country (and the no pruning in fall was wrong to begin with. )
Anyway thank you for all of your informative videos! It's gotten me off my butt so that I'm finally getting around to taking care of a massively overgrown nectarine/apricot/ I -dunno -what orchard that has been neglected for well over 15 years. ( They look like nectarines and sort of taste like them but are pretty small, like apricots. Will have to get them the proper care to grow right so I can figure out what they really are. Lol)
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Complete noob here. I've read about NOT pruning fruit tress in the fall so as not to spur branch growth. Are your suggestions to do it now based on your Southern Cali climate ( I'm in Denver, Colorado) or does that apply to anywhere in the country (and the no pruning in fall was wrong to begin with. )
Anyway thank you for all of your informative videos! It's gotten me off my butt so that I'm finally getting around to taking care of a massively overgrown nectarine/apricot/ I -dunno -what orchard that has been neglected for well over 15 years. ( They look like nectarines and sort of taste like them but are pretty small, like apricots. Will have to get them the proper care to grow right so I can figure out what they really are. Lol)
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British
I stopped pruning my Mayer lemon tree as much as I used to and I m getting a monster crop. I followed your instructions when planting a citrus tree last year and my bear lime is really producing as well. Lots of tiki drinks are coming soon! How I wish the previous owners of my house managed the height of my avocado tree. It s too huge to get all the fruit. I had it majorly cut back earlier this year. But it cost me a lot of money. I ll probably do it again in a couple of years.
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I stopped pruning my Mayer lemon tree as much as I used to and I m getting a monster crop. I followed your instructions when planting a citrus tree last year and my bear lime is really producing as well. Lots of tiki drinks are coming soon! How I wish the previous owners of my house managed the height of my avocado tree. It s too huge to get all the fruit. I had it majorly cut back earlier this year. But it cost me a lot of money. I ll probably do it again in a couple of years.
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Krystal
Great video. Do you have any flowery shrubs? I would love a pruning video because I need to prune my Chinese snowball bushes. They are growing out like your fruit tree at the end of the video lol. I also struggle with my crape myrtle trees no matter what other videos I try to learn from.
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Great video. Do you have any flowery shrubs? I would love a pruning video because I need to prune my Chinese snowball bushes. They are growing out like your fruit tree at the end of the video lol. I also struggle with my crape myrtle trees no matter what other videos I try to learn from.
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Ginger
At what point do you clean your tools? Some things I've read seem to suggest a cleaning, with bleach or some such, between plants so as not to cause cross contamination, I guess, but that seems like it would make a big job a lot slower.
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At what point do you clean your tools? Some things I've read seem to suggest a cleaning, with bleach or some such, between plants so as not to cause cross contamination, I guess, but that seems like it would make a big job a lot slower.
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darian
Thank you for this information. I have a Meyer Lemon, Tangelo and my fav, a Mandarin Orange. I've been opening them up and getting small crops. Now that will change. At 64, never too old to learn! Been doing it wrong my entire life.
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Thank you for this information. I have a Meyer Lemon, Tangelo and my fav, a Mandarin Orange. I've been opening them up and getting small crops. Now that will change. At 64, never too old to learn! Been doing it wrong my entire life.
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Sebastian
The season is ending! And here in Germany is pretty much dead. Any suggestions on going into winter? Maintenance at the end of the season, what can we do to start preparing the next one?
Maybe how to select and preserve seeds?
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The season is ending! And here in Germany is pretty much dead. Any suggestions on going into winter? Maintenance at the end of the season, what can we do to start preparing the next one?
Maybe how to select and preserve seeds?
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Jim
I have trouble pruning my fruit trees and not being able to resist rooting most of them. Such great gifts to friends and family. Also grafting is fun, it's so easy to have a fruit salad tree. Every time I prune. can't resist
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I have trouble pruning my fruit trees and not being able to resist rooting most of them. Such great gifts to friends and family. Also grafting is fun, it's so easy to have a fruit salad tree. Every time I prune. can't resist
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krazyjorge0424
I believe we grow in a similar zone. I m 10b but our humid heat in Miami is horrible. We can t do that for citrus. Fall and winter is the best to do any pruning. You might have colder winters than us too
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I believe we grow in a similar zone. I m 10b but our humid heat in Miami is horrible. We can t do that for citrus. Fall and winter is the best to do any pruning. You might have colder winters than us too
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Dymonic
Hi good morning I have a question I planted a peach tree print Florida Peach I live in zone 9A in Houston do I have it in a grow bag at 45 gallon grow bag do I need to trim the branches before my first Frost?
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Hi good morning I have a question I planted a peach tree print Florida Peach I live in zone 9A in Houston do I have it in a grow bag at 45 gallon grow bag do I need to trim the branches before my first Frost?
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Druz
I giggled everytime you mentioned you want your trees to be around the same height as you (I know it's for a good reason. So when I can have an orchard, it's probably a better idea if I get all dwarf fruit trees
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I giggled everytime you mentioned you want your trees to be around the same height as you (I know it's for a good reason. So when I can have an orchard, it's probably a better idea if I get all dwarf fruit trees
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nuclearscarab
Stone fruit summer pruning for size control. Winter pruning more for structure. Summer is when you want to prune to keep the size manageable, heavy winter pruning will stimulate a lot of new growth.
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Stone fruit summer pruning for size control. Winter pruning more for structure. Summer is when you want to prune to keep the size manageable, heavy winter pruning will stimulate a lot of new growth.
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Digging
Great video on pruning fruit trees! I don't worry about leaf miner damage on mine either and while it's not as attractive, it doesn't seem to affect the overall health of the tree. Thank you for sharing!
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Great video on pruning fruit trees! I don't worry about leaf miner damage on mine either and while it's not as attractive, it doesn't seem to affect the overall health of the tree. Thank you for sharing!
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Romeo
Summer pruning is important for deciduous trees as it helps with size control. Winter pruning for deciduous trees is for detail work and structure or maintenance of a mature tree. Otherwise, great video
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Summer pruning is important for deciduous trees as it helps with size control. Winter pruning for deciduous trees is for detail work and structure or maintenance of a mature tree. Otherwise, great video
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Michelle
Wow those peaches looks so perfect and juicy. I love THEM. You taught me something I didn t know of pruning but I feel if buy some of them and avoid the mistake! Just loved this video!
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Wow those peaches looks so perfect and juicy. I love THEM. You taught me something I didn t know of pruning but I feel if buy some of them and avoid the mistake! Just loved this video!
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