When to prune your fruit
Prune at the wrong time and you either cut off next year's crop or open the door to disease. Each fruit has its own window. Pick yours for when to prune, when to feed, and the one rule that matters most.
Timings are for cool temperate climates (northern-hemisphere seasons) - shift them to match your own. The golden rule for stone fruit (plums, cherries) is to prune only in dry summer weather, never winter, to avoid silver leaf and canker.
Kit for fruit trees
Pruning saw For the cuts loppers would crush. Check price Tree guards One winter of bark damage undoes three years of growth. Check price Grafting tape Holds the union and lets it breathe. Check price Fruit picker Bruise-free picking from the top of the tree. Check price
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