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4 postsThe pear grows steep and ages fast, the quince blooms at the tips of new shoots. Here's how to read their fruiting wood and prune both right.
Apple in February, cherry after harvest, walnut in late summer: why every fruit tree has its own pruning time, and which wood it bears on.
Winter pruning scares many, yet the basics fit on a beer mat. Thin out, deflect, head back, and the rule: steep grows, flat bears.
The apple winter cut follows the same order every year. Five steps from dead wood to fruiting wood, plus the trick against biennial bearing's glut and lean years.
