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Fruit Tree Pruning Guidance for Home Orchard

 
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There is a lot of great advice on Permies about fruit tree pruning buried in many different threads. For the generalist who struggles with pruning, gathering info quickly for various tree varieties is difficult. Hopefully, this thread could provide basic guidance for busy generalists who need a go-to thread for concise fruit tree pruning rules.

For example, Pruning the Home Orchard from New Mexico State University has helped me because it leads with the apple (theme) then discusses the pruning similarities and differences for other common fruit trees (pear, cherry, peach, plum, nectarine, apricot). This basic guide has made fruit tree trimming much easier for me, a non-professional who wants to get this job done with minimal damage to multiple fruit tree varieties.

Any other advice from fruit tree experts who can make pruning easier?

 
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