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How To Prune A Fruit Tree (Without Killing It)
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My first job right out of high school — and one I was destined to work at for a number of years — was becoming the sole employee of a small farm in upstate western New York. Apple orchard country. We specialized in vegetables, fresh eggs, Christmas trees, a deer farm operation and many fruit trees. Mostly, we grew apples in three different groves, about 100 trees total.
In the summer, I sweated like a pig — plowing, mowing and trimming thousands of Christmas trees. In the winter, I bundled up in my car and headed through the fields, past a small wood lot and into the apple orchards. There, for days on end, I would trim our apple trees. Needless to say, I pruned more trees in a day than most people will ever trim in a whole lifetime.
Don’t Be Afraid of Pruning
Some people shirk back from pruning a tree and hire someone to do it. I understand the fear of forever damaging an apple tree that Grandpa planted decades ago. I think that is why it surprises many folks that pruning a fruit tree is not rocket science. While yes, there are some certain ways you have to prune different types of fruit trees, I’m going to cover the very basics of what needs to be done to take care of your trees this winter so they produce succulent fruit come harvest.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/how-to-2/how-to-prune-a-fruit-tree-without-killing-it/
