Tom Spellman conducts the first summer pruning of 2013 in the new DWN Backyard Orchard Culture demo planting, showing home growers how to get it done by keeping it simple.
The main objectives of summer pruning are 1) tree size control for ongoing easy maintenance and 2) air circulation and sunlight penetration in the canopy for healthy, productive trees and better fruit.
Tom also samples some of the fruit in season: Burgundy plum and Tropic Snow peach.
If you are thinking of planting fruit trees, here are some reasons why you should and where to begin on our website.
...a prolonged harvest of tree-ripe fruit from a small space in the yard... accomplished by planting an assortment of fruit trees close together and keeping them small by summer pruning.
Trees well-chosen will be easiest to grow and give superior fruit - at your preferred harvest times.
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