Pruning your garden trees regularly will keep them looking good.
Trees respond 1000% the following season not only with sturdy growth but a better crop of fruit and more flowers.
By not pruning you trees each year they will only produce poor quality fruit and flowers.
Pruning trees not only makes them grow stronger but also makes them safer by cutting away old branches that might fall and damage property or human life.
Tools you will need are secateurs, knife, saw and gloves.
Try and imagine how you would like the tree to look after is has been pruned and note the major branches that need removing.
The trees branches form the main shape branching out from the trunk which forms the structure. You will need to leave this central structure and shape the tree around this.
Pruning is about taking out branches that are growing parallel with each other and any that cross over others or causing congestion, this will allow the remaining branches to develop and produce an abundance of fruit and flowers.
Always cut out branches that are growing inward, toward the center of the tree, these will only clutter up the shape of the tree.
Take a good look at the three and visualize the areas that look congested applying the guidelines mentioned earlier to thin the offending areas.
Tall trees may need reducing in height and can be cut down to the required level, removing the main leader first and then shaping the tree according to how you would like to look.
Trees prefer to be pruned during the winter as the sap has stopped flowing and the trees are in their dormant season having lost their leaves.
Winter is the best time of year to do prune trees when all the leaves have fallen off and the trees have gone into dormancy.
You should always cut away any dead or dying wood, this can be removed at any time of the year, although if you do it during the growing period you should always paint the cut ends.
A container will be needed to dip the blades of your tools into a solution of household beach, the sap from the cut branches can carry disease which will in turn be passed onto the next tree you prune.
Most branches have a collar at the base of the branches, you should leave this, enabling the cut to heal over and prevent any disease getting in and killing the tree.
If you have trees that you rely on to provide shade during the summer, you can thin these out to maintain their shape, but be careful not to lower their height too much or you will reduce the shade you require.
Always collect the fallen leaves and any fallen fruit before you start pruning your trees, as these may be caring disease, and destroy them. This will give your trees a cleaner start to the next season. - 15266
Trees respond 1000% the following season not only with sturdy growth but a better crop of fruit and more flowers.
By not pruning you trees each year they will only produce poor quality fruit and flowers.
Pruning trees not only makes them grow stronger but also makes them safer by cutting away old branches that might fall and damage property or human life.
Tools you will need are secateurs, knife, saw and gloves.
Try and imagine how you would like the tree to look after is has been pruned and note the major branches that need removing.
The trees branches form the main shape branching out from the trunk which forms the structure. You will need to leave this central structure and shape the tree around this.
Pruning is about taking out branches that are growing parallel with each other and any that cross over others or causing congestion, this will allow the remaining branches to develop and produce an abundance of fruit and flowers.
Always cut out branches that are growing inward, toward the center of the tree, these will only clutter up the shape of the tree.
Take a good look at the three and visualize the areas that look congested applying the guidelines mentioned earlier to thin the offending areas.
Tall trees may need reducing in height and can be cut down to the required level, removing the main leader first and then shaping the tree according to how you would like to look.
Trees prefer to be pruned during the winter as the sap has stopped flowing and the trees are in their dormant season having lost their leaves.
Winter is the best time of year to do prune trees when all the leaves have fallen off and the trees have gone into dormancy.
You should always cut away any dead or dying wood, this can be removed at any time of the year, although if you do it during the growing period you should always paint the cut ends.
A container will be needed to dip the blades of your tools into a solution of household beach, the sap from the cut branches can carry disease which will in turn be passed onto the next tree you prune.
Most branches have a collar at the base of the branches, you should leave this, enabling the cut to heal over and prevent any disease getting in and killing the tree.
If you have trees that you rely on to provide shade during the summer, you can thin these out to maintain their shape, but be careful not to lower their height too much or you will reduce the shade you require.
Always collect the fallen leaves and any fallen fruit before you start pruning your trees, as these may be caring disease, and destroy them. This will give your trees a cleaner start to the next season. - 15266
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