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Posted by nemo central west nsw (My Page) on Sat, Jun 3, 06 at 21:33
I am pruning my Apricot Tree.
Do I cut behind or infront of the bud.
Is it possible to prune,to decrease the amount of fruit.
Can I prune so the fruit is in the one spot. |
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- Posted by deejaus Melb.Vic. Australia (My Page) on
Sun, Jun 4, 06 at 2:25
| Now is the perfect time to prune your apricot tree. The basics are to cut new growth (you should be able to detect this by the difference in colour) back by half..in front of the bud. Also remove any dead wood and damaged areas. Try to prune the tree to a 'vase' shape to keep the centre open for circulation and light. If you want to keep your tree smaller you can tip prune later to stop end growth. You really can't make the tree fruit in one spot, but by keeping it smaller you can control your crop. I find it hard to believe that you wouldn't want every single apricot that you could lay your hands on....but that's just me (I love apricots.) Cheers,
Dee. |
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Thanks for your response Dee.
I know you must think I am mad.
A lot of our fruit trees have gone haywire after 10years of drought. My beautiful Apricot Tree,now bears tasteless fruit,and I don't know if it is a coincedence but we now have fruit fly. So between the flies,the ants and the birds,
I would rather have the beautiful tree with no fruit,it is sad, because the apricots were delicious. |
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| We moved into a house in Adelaide with an old Apricot tree in the backyard. It could be as old as the house (about 15 years) and I suspect has never been looked after. Last year it produced quite a bit of fruit but it wasn't that tasty. The thing is obviously in need of a good prune - it is about 6-8m tall and wide and going in all directions. Many of the branches are quite thick and old, but it still produced a lot of fruit. Any suggestions on how to get into it and where to cut. The trunk splits out into a few main branches about 1.5m off the ground, which then split another 1m out. I am thinking around this area leaving a few longer branches could be the point to go to. |
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| My daughter planted an apricot tree a few years ago I was in California for the past 5 years and she did not care for it it has grown out of control how do I prune it to get it to a managable size |
RE: Pruning Apricot Tree
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| WHERE WOULD i START PRUNING AND WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME TO DO IT |
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