Formative pruning also allows you to shape your trees to particular style shapes such as goblet or central leader style. Young trees need to be shaped through formative pruning to develop the strong framework that they need to bear the weight of fruit crops. Old or neglected trees can be rejuvenated through restorative pruning which can increase their vigour and prolong their life. Old trees are fantastic for wildlife, and have significant cultural value so should be maintained in your orchard where possible. Preserving and restoring old trees through pruning If grown without intervention, fruit trees will grow in such a way as to reproduce themselves in as large quantities as possible, but this doesn’t always result in the best shaped tree or the best quality fruit.ĭiscover some of the many reasons you might prune a fruit tree. But why is it that we can’t leave trees to grow as nature intended? Pruning trees allows you to direct the energy of your tree where you want it, whether that is growth or fruit. The successful cultivation of fruit trees requires pruning.

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