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Robert Crassweller, Ph.

Oct 25, Pruning is meant to determine how and when the tree will fruit. Therefore, training and pruning are two different aspects of modifying naturally occurring growth patterns. Training involves tree development and form, whereas pruning involves tree function and size. Training takes place in the first years of the tree's bushleaning.barted Reading Time: 11 mins. University of Tennessee Fruit Specialist, Dr.

David Lockwood explains the reasons why pruning fruit trees are so important. As a fruit tree caretaker, the pruner has a responsibility to build sturdiness into a fruit tree, strength that begins with this cut.

It establishes a pattern of low branching, which helps to keep the canopy of the tree within reach of the pruner. Illustration © Allison Langton, excerpted from Grow a Little Fruit TreeEstimated Reading Time: 6 mins. What happens when you trim a tree too much? ● Make your tree unhealthy. ● Allow pests and infections. ● Cause it to lose structural strength.

● Bring down the food production capacity of your tree making it weak.

Some trees like evergreens can go as many as 7 years without trimming.

● Keep one dominant leader that grows upward when the tree is young. Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. Jul 05, Fruit trees can be lightly pruned in the summer which will provide better air circulation around the fruit.

This results in less trouble with fruit diseases and the fruit ripens faster. Protect People and Property – Trees that have been planted near homes, sheds, play structures, and other buildings propose a potential threat to human safety if heavy branches break off or the tree bushleaning.barted Reading Time: 4 mins. Jan 16, Principles for pruning neglected trees Remove dead, diseased, damaged wood Lower the height of the tree Reducing overcrowding (remove undesirable interior branches).