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, ...

Shaping Fruit Trees. There are a few different ways to shape a fruit tree's canopy, which will affect how to prune your tree. Upright central leader: The tree has one upright-growing leader (trunk ...

All fruit trees benefit from both summer and winter pruning. Peaches, nectarines, plums and apricots are all members of the Prunus genus and are therefore closely related.

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 ...

Anyone who has a cherry tree in their garden - or apricots, peaches or plums - is being warned they must take action this ...

An expert has urged gardeners to prune their cherry, apricot, peach and plum trees this month to help protect them from ...