Pruning your trees
If you have just entered the tree grows world, has certainly heard the term “pruning” thrown around the most veteran growers. Well, I must admit something. For several years, I did not even know what was pruning. I have heard the term a lot, but I never felt comfortable asking someone what exactly it was. Despite that would have benefited from my garden and trees growing, I was too prideful to ask. I found that pride is the reason for the failure of many great efforts, if someone asked me what was pruning, have not been subjected some of the disasters that occurred during my first year of gardening.
The pruning is the elimination of unnecessary or dead branches to encourage the growth of flowers. Usually a tree just devote energy to branches that do not need it, while neglecting the branches that are bearing more fruit. If you remove branches that are taking all the nutrients, you begin to see a flower in the other. Pruning also keeps the tree in the form of keeping the branches even. This prevents it from becoming the weight on one side. Having too many branches on the one hand, could cause the tree to become permanently bent.
Many gardeners do not even think about pruning their trees until they begin to bear fruit. This is a big mistake, and should never stop caring for a tree just because it has not yet begun to produce. Throughout the growth process, must prune the tree in a way that is even and uniform. Then, when they begin to produce fruit, the results will be much greater. It’s easy to tell the difference between a tree that has been pruned regularly during their growth, and one that has been neglected. In general shape of the tree is much more natural if you search has been pruned.
The first thing to look for when you start pruning is any branches that are diseased or dead. These are fairly easy to recognize. In general, which has no fruit, and could be deformed or discolored. Do not hesitate at all sharply against these guys, because they are nothing more detrimental to the health of your tree. Sometimes, a branch may be sick or dead without doing too obvious. If so, just wait until the tree is in bloom and will become obvious does not grow anything.
The second type of branch to seek is the branch that is too close in range to everyone else. If it grows at such length and angle that the end is right next to all the other branches, which might end up displacing one another. Remove the smaller of the two branches to allow larger than the space it needs. The same rule applies to balance the weight of your tree. Sometimes, for reasons never understood, a tree will grow more branches on one side and a weight itself is unbalanced.
So, hopefully I have provided you with a basic knowledge of pruning. There are more situations and types of branches that require pruning, but what I have outlined is the very basic parts. These can alter depending on how long your tree. For example, for the first 3 years of a tree growth that requires pruning that follows more “formative” guidelines. After the tree is well established, will have to use the “regulator” pruning to keep it where you want it to be. There are entire books written on how to prune trees according to the age they are. Too many techniques for me to go over, so if you want to use these advanced techniques, then you should go to your local library and see a book.
