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Training Mature Fruit Trees
MSU Fruit Team
Michigan State UniversityExtension Educators for Horticultural & Marketing
Tree Fruit Pruning - Renovation
Maintenance pruning
Pruning Bearing Fruit Trees
Upright: generally too vigorous
Hanging: generally shaded, poor quality fruit
upright
hanging
lateral
Rejuvenate? Just enjoy it, and plant the replacement
Neglected apple
Poor quality shaded fruit
overhanging“umbrella”
Remove upright limbs but keep “boss” limbs above the cut point to control regrowth at cut
point
Renovating - spring year 1 -- before
Renovating - spring year 1 -- after
spring year 1,after cuttingKeep upright limbs to control point of
major cut
Spring year 2, before cutting
Goal: remove excess side branches from scaffolds
Spring year 2, after cutting
Neglected apple 1 - before cut
Neglected apple 1 - after cut
Neglected apple #2 - before cut
Neglected apple #2 - after cut
Central leader apple before cut
Central leader apple after cut
Espalier (e spal’ yar)
Candelabra
Espalier - 3 designs
Horizontal Cordon
Candelabra Belgium fence
Heading and bending for espalier system
Building espalier - source “Fine Gardening
Horizontal cordon espalier
Building espalier - source “Fine Gardening
Building espalier continued
- source “Fine Gardening
Free-form espalier
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