If you want a peach tree that produces bigger, juicier fruit year after year, proper pruning is essential. While it may seem ...

Pruning is "vital" for healthy peach trees, according to Michael Kenins, co-owner of Vista Tree Management and an ISA-certified arborist. "They don't grow new branches every year, ...

Peach trees are generally considered easy to grow—but that doesn't mean you can skip pruning. Pruning is an essential step in ensuring that your tree produces as much quality fruit as possible ...

How to prune backyard apple, peach and apricot trees. There are two types of pruning cuts for fruit trees -- heading and thinning -- and which you use depends on what type of tree you’re trimming.

Read on to learn about 11 fruit tree pruning secrets that will increase your harvest. by Briana Yablonski · April 15, 2025. Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it ...

Free-standing fruit trees or bush trees, such as those grown in an orchard should be pruned when they're dormant, in winter. Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be ...

Measurements of leaves, trees and fruits, and weighings of the fruit, led to the conclusions that heavy thinning of the fruit is of no advantage; hard pruning is unprofitable; summer pruning is ...