Can Fruit Trees Be Pruned in the Fall?

In this video we will discuss if fruit tree can be pruned in the fall. They can, but it's better to wait until spring with a few exceptions. If your tree is too big you can do some fall pruning to limit the amount of energy the tree able to pull from the leaves and store in the bark tissue for use in the winter. This will prevent too much vegetative growth in the spring. Dead, damaged, and diseases branches can also be removed at any time of the year.

[@alexandertorro]

I have a plum tree that I topped off in early September, which is the time of me writing this comment. It's still in the average 90 degrees here and won't cool till another 2 months. And the leaves won't fall off till December. My question is... Did I hurt my plum tree? Did I allow bugs to come in to open wounds that won't heal? I hope I didn't affect my tree. Any feedback is welcomed.

[@fruitpruningchannel]

The tree will probably be fine. Sometimes pruning in the summer will stimulate the tree to put on new growth once it starts cooling off and that new growth can sometimes not harden off before winter. The new herbaceous growth is more susceptible to frost in the winter.