Greg Rouse starts with ... My apricot tree is grown from seed and had no fruit until last season when it had a huge crop. But my question is the tree has grown to about 7-8 metres and needs to be reduced to a manageable size, when is the best time to prune and will pruning stop it from going crazy with new growth in spring.
Thanks
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Greg Rouse
Canberra
27th March 2008 |
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aNON says... The rule with apricots is to never cut into last years wood for fear of fungal disease attack.
So take you life into your hands and cut it back to fresh growth as low as you can go and spray with Kocide afterwards.
PS Prune when leaves are yellow in autumn to promote healing prior to winter. | About the Author
aNON
27th March 2008 |
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peter says... aNON,
do you have any advice about pruning
a nectrine tree.
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peter
adelaide
27th March 2008 |
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D says... April is a pretty good time to prune apricots as they are lilkely to get diseases if they are dormant, so do it whilst there is still growth and the wounds can heal. (Summer & Autumn).
Nectarines need to be pruned regularly to stimulate new growth as they bear fruit on last season's growth. Prune about half of the previous years growth and remove internal branches for airflow etc and also remove any weak shoots. | About the Author
D
Tamborine Mountain
27th March 2008 |
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aNON says... Yeah, thats about right. Don't forget thecopper spray for leaf curl. | About the Author
aNON
28th March 2008 |
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peter says... can nectrines be pruned anytime. | About the Author
peter
adelaide
28th March 2008 |
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sull says... I have had a dwarf nectarine tree for a few years now and they are great. only grow to about a metre and can be grown in a pot. The fruit is full size. I prune as D says above | About the Author
sull
perth
28th March 2008 |
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peter says... should nectarines only be pruned
while they are not dormant as
with apricots. | About the Author
peter
adelaide
28th March 2008 |
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Kath says... Peter if you nectarine is a low chill nectarine prune it back by about 1/3 when it finishes fruiting, it will then push new growth. If you do not prune it then it can flower in the autumn. | About the Author
Kath
Cawongla
29th March 2008 |
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peter says... hi kath,
i dont know if it is low chill
but it has had its first crop
this season with about a dozen
white fleshed fruit which finished
about a month ago.
i asume we dont want it to flower
in autumn.
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peter
adelaide
29th March 2008 |
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Kath says... The low chill varieties fruit very early in the seasoon coming of in October/November, I guess it is because they fruit so early that if they are not pruned after fruiting they flower in the Autumn. If yours has not long finished fruit I don't think you will have the same problem. | About the Author
Kath
Cawongla
29th March 2008 |
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Anonymous says... Hay peter and kath, the trees will never flower here in autumn, and if they did the bees dont work in the temperature in adelaide at that time. Only prune the trees that have stopped groing unless u dont want them getting larger. If like my apricots there still growing, but not the othe stone fruits. Peter dont forget dont prune if the cut peices will get wet. You will bring virueses in. | About the Author
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29th March 2008 |
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