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MAKING GOOD GARDENS LOOK GREAT! |
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PRUNING - TO PRUNE OR NOT TO PRUNE? The apparent complication of pruning is often another reason why people are reluctant to plant fruit trees. We have a leaflet ‘Starting with Maidens’ to help customers in training various shapes and we will post a copy upon request. It is included free of charge with all orders for one-year trees.SUMMER PRUNING AND TYING IN The best time of year to prune and train trees is in July and early August when the shoots are flexible and can be manipulated in various directions. In our leaflet we recommend the festooning method of training to restrict growth and this time of year is excellent for this training. It is important to remember that SUMMER PRUNING: a. Increases fruit bud for the following year. b. Allows sunlight in to ripen and colour the fruit. c. Reduces excessive vegetative growth. Plums, Cherries, Peaches and Apricots should always be pruned during the summer. Festooning is very suitable. WINTER PRUNING: Winter pruning should be used to reshape a tree by removing large undesirable branches and to tidy up the summer spur pruning. Apples and pears respond to winter pruning. POLLINATION Most suburban situations provide good pollen and it may not be necessary to have a pollinator if your neighbours bees are generous with their visits. Pollination periods are numbered in our descriptive lists. Varieties can be matched within the same group or with one on either side. Malus Everest, Golden Hornet, Gorgeous, John Downie and Red Sentinel all have a very long flowering time and will pollinate all our apple varieties. N.B. Pears will not pollinate apples or plums, nor vice versa. |
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