Apricot Tree (forum)

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.
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Greg

Time: 27th March 2008 1:23pm

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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.

Time: 27th March 2008 1:39pm

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peter says...
aNON,
do you have any advice about pruning
a nectrine tree.



Time: 27th March 2008 7:09pm

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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.

Time: 27th March 2008 10:28pm

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aNON says...
Yeah, thats about right. Don't forget thecopper spray for leaf curl.

Time: 28th March 2008 2:41pm

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peter says...
can nectrines be pruned anytime.

Time: 28th March 2008 4:20pm

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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

Time: 28th March 2008 4:57pm

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peter says...
should nectarines only be pruned
while they are not dormant as
with apricots.

Time: 28th March 2008 5:09pm

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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.

Time: 29th March 2008 1:22pm

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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.



Time: 29th March 2008 3:53pm

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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.

Time: 29th March 2008 5:10pm

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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.

Time: 29th March 2008 7:25pm

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Audrey says...
Greg, about your apricot that grew from seed, how long and how tall was it when it had its first fruits? Your apricot tree seems very very tall to me. I thought they dont grow too tall?

Time: 1st January 2009 2:23pm

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RolFlor a says...
Mmmm ,I have picked apricots from 4 different trees which I found while travelling in NZ.
Pictures - Click to enlarge

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Time: 3rd January 2009 7:45pm

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jim says...
help i have a young apricot tree that has been doing wonderful i planted it about 4 months ago it is now about 8 feet the trunk about 1 1/2 inches i woke up this morning heart broken to see that one of my st bernards had jumpt up and broke a branch not completly of what should i do i lifted the branch into place and straped it up help

Time: 2nd October 2009 12:36am

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John I. says...
Hi Jim,
I can't speak with any authority on the subject but I had a similar problem with a lemon tree recently, and I tied he branch back in place with grafting tape. The branch is still in good health so I think it will be fine.


Time: 2nd October 2009 10:16am

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jim says...
thank you john

Time: 5th October 2009 2:59am

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