How to Prune Young Fruit Trees

[@chocaholic65]

Perfect description with no unnecessary verbal dialogue like those others who love to listen to their own voice.

[@khaleefax9553]

*Finally a video where the person goes straight to the point without blabbing for first three minutes with bullshit. Great commentary and excellent camera work.*

[@johngilbert5815]

Clear, concise instruction. I wish that all KZbin gardening videos were this good!

[@revolversntulips]

Yes indeed

[@edreesalmansoori6051]

Best 3.5 minutes of the day. I wish I can see the tree now!

[@93matarl]

this is the only video of pruning that actually manages to explain how to prune and what to look for, like the bud direction and how the tree should look.

[@ryanriley1948]

Watched so many pruning videos and this is by far the best thanks pal

[@kahvac]

Its a pleasure to watch and learn from someone who really knows what they're doing !

[@chrism3845]

I agree 100%. Unlike a lot of back yard enthusiasts who know absolutely nothing on the subject and seek to share their experiences.

[@TheTamrock2007]

Wonderful video, too the point and enjoyable to watch. I am about to plant a Stanley plum. And it's leafed out already. Should I wait to prune it till next spring before it leafs out?

[@DixiePrecision]

This is the best "concise" video I have seen on trimming fruit tree. Open centered goblet shaped so he removed the center leader, then he said to leave 3 to 5 branches. he trimmed these 5 branches back right above bud.

[@mjjayful]

What a brilliant explanation, short and to the point. Excellent job! Thank you.

[@TheChunjun]

I feel more confident after watching this. I'm so scared to prune my newly purchased bare root fruit trees. Thank you!

[@microsnook3]

Great demonstration. Easy to understand. Thank you for this video.

[@MsHelen2211]

After watching many other people prune, you are the one i understand, well demonstrated !! i am yours :)

[@Matt34677]

Yea I have a feeling I'm going to destroy my tree.

[@2Birds1Stone_]

Do it!! Experiment in the orchard!!

[@hw9695]

Me too lol mines been growing years without pruning... I have no idea.

[@strouty]

Hahahahaha!

[@lostinmyspace4910]

I agree wholeheartedly what he is doing although I am not an expert. But if I did this to my customer's trees she would fire me on the spot because most people don't understand why you take a tree and cut off that many branches. Trees are long term, and pruning for the future fruit production is upmost important. Great video. Maybe I'll take the leap and do this behind her back and blame the rabbits...or the Easter Bunny.

[@Dobromir_Chodkowski]

I'd love to see this tree next season. Thanks for the lesson!

[@cynthiastogden7000]

Thank you. Yourp reminded me of my Dad, he loved fruit trees, and also your cap!!! He always wore one. I now will follow your advice in Autumn.

[@MohdSafarHasim]

This is the best video on pruning. You tell what to cut and why. And you showed where to cut. Thank you.

[@leatricegulbransen8813]

Well, that was easy ! Thanks for helping me to learn to prune. I'm so new to this. I've gardened for my whole life and am just learning trees. Thanks again.

[@radharcanna]

An excellent no-nonsense video. Straight to the point. Thank you.

[@Time2ski27]

Finally. a great video on pruning. Thank you.

[@deidrenew71]

Good quick tutorial, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for taking the time to make this video 👍🏻

[@chrism3845]

Fantastic straightforward no nonsense professional advice. Thanks mate.

[@benstewart9326]

What a great,informative and straightforward video finally!

[@julieward6953]

Harry is a legend. Listen and learn people. He knows his Apples!

[@tatjanaj6129]

thank you for making it simple and to the point!

[@2Birds1Stone_]

Such a concise and good explanation!

[@aimharry784]

Love the video. Answered nearly all my questions.

[@rsk9289]

Thanks again. By end of spring I will have 12 various fruit trees in my garden area with proper spacing of the trees dictating the size of my garden. So you should probably expect more questions! Thanks again and have a great day!

[@jankubat2694]

How come I can always find the best video right after I already done the task described in the video. Well I hope my apple tree will grow good.

[@whynot9068]

After such a robust pruning, should one expect fruit during that year? Thanks.

[@CrushOfSiel]

Great explanation, this was so helpful and easy to follow. Thank you!

[@rsk9289]

Thanks much! Picked up the bone meal and managed to get 2 plum trees planted today!

[@losermike5408]

Everything was perfectly explained

[@stefanlange485]

Will the branches stay on the same height or will the unions move up together with the stem? Thanks.

[@neldarobinson6557]

The best I’ve seen and I’ve watched several.

[@2Birds1Stone_]

Me too!

[@rsk9289]

I don't mind saying you are my go to person for fruit trees! How deep can the mulch be around young fruit trees? Would it create problems if the mulch exceeds the the graft point on the tree?

[@LoveTheGarden]

Mulch to about 3 inches, but keep a clear space around the base of the tree. The mulch shouldn't touch the bark, it should be kept a couple of inches away.

[@radutamas2014]

All the best from Romania!!

[@johnwhorfin5278]

I think you just saved my new orchard. Well done, and thank you.

[@2Birds1Stone_]

I like to keep the fruit trees small and torcher the hell out of them! I just made a much less eloquent video of keeping my trees tiny and tying them up. Great video! Great explanation!

[@torsamuel1560]

Very well explained, concise and in a lovely English that I, a foreign English learner, appreciate a lot.

[@paulwilliammonks1]

Lovely Northern accent. Probably Yorkshire.

[@storm3772]

straight to the point and easy to understand.

[@A11iOop]

GREAT VIDEO! I am no gardener, but have always wanted cherry trees, so 2 summers ago (2017) bought one Bing and one Rainier cherry tree (bare root, I guess, - in sawdust) at Costco (US). I planted both in back yard and treated them the same, but only the Bing survived - the Rainier instantly withered. So the following summer (last summer 2018) I bought a Rainier tree from a nursery in a pot (I guess that is what you call root stock). I planted that in the front yard, hopefully close enough to the Bing to cross-pollinate. This summer (2019), they both had a few cherries on them! I was ecstatic! I haven't done any pruning or anything to them. I want to keep them short, and looks like I can do that by following your video suggestions. I had an arborist who lives nearby several years ago tell me something about hanging little bags (like sandwich bags) of sand or other weight on branches to encourage them to grow out rather than up. What advice can you give on pruning to keep within 6 feet high and have you ever heard about the sand bag technique and what do you think about that? Also, one study online (www.goodfruit.com/summer-pruning-can-keep-cherry-trees-small/) said something about to keep cherry trees small, you could prune in the summer. I didn't really understand everything it said, and am wondering what you think about that and more specific instructions. Sorry I have so many questions, but you seem to have so many great answers! :) Thanks for this video and any other advice you can give.

[@osoplush]

Pruning in the summer will lower the chances of diseases to open cuts.

[@thefigtreeguy]

Great video. Thanks for the closeups.

[@lesliepalm23]

I ended up chopping off my trees to knee height. Now theres nothing more to trim! Will it grow branches?

[@wemuk5170]

I need the answer to your same question, too, TheTamrock2007 because my young plum tree has also leafed out! Can I prune now in late spring, since I cannot in winter?

[@BionicRasta]

Can you prune / leader tip 2 year old bare root trees like that straight after planting them?

[@MsGaladrialuk]

Wonderful video, would you treat a mature tree the same... Approx 10 years old, Taking out centre and trimming back the branches to encourage growth out rather than up..

[@madtznaz2743]

Very well explained love from India sir

[@petewerner1494]

" Lets get the tree planted" I don't know where you are, but do the nurseries in your area put a paint mark on the south side of the stalk?? Where I am, they do so that you orient the tree the same direction as it was grown at he nursery.. If you don't orient it back to south,, it stunts the tree growth for a year or two depending how old it is.. cause it's confused when the sun comes up on the wrong side if you don't. I know I would be if I woke up one morning and the sun came up in the south west,,,,,

[@originaldeftom]

This is why you need older more mature people in the gardening world, who have tons of experience!!

[@YouThiagoTube1986]

Great class! Thanks!

[@FuneralsAreSad]

Hey I actually started growing fruit trees because of you, I have a question, I have a peach tree that hasn’t come out this spring, passes the scratch test, but it seems like it’s simply still dormant, I’m not 100% sure of the chill hours it’s received as I bought it this winter. I’m trying not to be impatient but I’m seeing nothing from this tree, my apples, pears etc have started leafing. Anything I can do to break dormancy?

[@AgrimerRo]

Nice BRANCHES Sir, RESPECT from ROMANIA! ^_^

[@321womble]

Great video. I have a young plum tree, can I do this pruning in December or do I have to wait until after it's flowered in the spring?

[@Caz1242]

When/what time of year do you prune?

[@FandangoDelucci]

Very well explained, nice and concise!

[@marvinmacon4619]

Fandango deLucc

[@woodhull6950]

I see this video was uploaded in March... should I prune my young trees in March too?

[@Tyskie01]

Kind of sounds like Postman Pat 😁 Great video and great explanation!

[@NoName-oy2km]

He doesn't just deliver mail.

[@kp76333]

Straight to the point😊

[@muneebparray1270]

You seem to b golden dust to your profession ,hats of..

[@harithhusam]

Thank you that was informative. I have a question though, what would you do if the original trunk that this tree was grafted on regrow a new branches??

[@LoveTheGarden]

Do you mean the root-stock? If so any shoots that are coming from the root stock, rub off with your fingers, when small.

[@harithhusam]

LoveTheGarden I have branche that comes out of the root stock which is relatively large and a branche that is slightly higher on the trunk itself, should I trim both branches or could I keep them? Thanks.

[@harithhusam]

Can I send pictures on Facebook?

[@LoveTheGarden]

Yes, you can send pictures to us on Facebook via our Facebook page: lovethegarden

[@rsk9289]

Greetings! I have followed your suggestion with the bonemeal and completed planting 7 fruit trees (apple, pear and plum). They are all 2 to 3 years old and I am quite pleased with the quality of the roots and expect positive results. Some of the trees seem to have incurred wind damage and so won’t have the usual shape starting out. My question would be how should I approach pruning for the next few years?

[@LoveTheGarden]

We have some very helpful information on our website with regards to pruning: www.lovethegarden.com/advice/gardening/trees-hedging/how-prune-apple-trees

[@TheEmosesnepho]

I have a Question ?! I have bought some acherage that has a 30' pear tree and several peacon trees about the same height. Is it alright to cut a third of the tree off? IE from 30' to 20' ? Also the pear tree had some young suckers many years ago and now it looks like a companion tree. Is it alright to cut that sucker down now ??

[@QuintinJohn]

why / how does cutting back hard make a tiny branch more vigorous - please explain, thanks much!

[@isaacwoodgrange5757]

Reducing the branch back to a single bud forces all growth to one point.

[@zeuzz44]

The easiest to digest pruning video I have seen

[@alliecatnz]

Help, ordered mail order triple grafted pear trees received them... all healthy except the grafts were on very acute angles ruining the camber, because I was worried about branch splitting later I attempted to train them to a more 45 degree angle but didn’t work. After some advice I bravely chopped the grafts as far back as I dared towards the trunk... it’s summer here and has reappointed on both thankfully. Now how do I train those fragile new branches out on a better angle than the original graft? Also many are sprouting strain from the graft point so will they be the 3 varieties or the dominant root stock? Any advice would be much appreciated! Oh and... any advice on pruning double/ triple grafted fruit trees and how to prune trees that get too much grown on one side but not the other. Ps. Loved this video and wished our trees arrived that perfect 😍 oh and we’ve got a young food forest garden in New Zealand so plenary of unusual fruit trees too.

[@LoveTheGarden]

Dear Alice Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately we are unable to provide gardening advise, we would recommend to contact the Royal Horticultural Society. However as you are in New Zealand I am unsure whether they are able to assist you as they are based in the UK. I am sorry I could not assist you further. Kind Regards LTG

[@oysterman2517]

Fastest pruner in the west. Cheers

[@alliecatnz]

Hi there, great video, is the technique the same for fruit trees with a few varieties grafted onto the same tree? Thank you. Also as the tree gets older say 6 foot + in height is it much different to prune. Thank you

[@SueLall1008]

Most informative!!! Thank you very much...

[@leeaitken2592]

Best video on pruning... thanks sir!

[@CraigMansfield]

God, you're brutal with those secateurs :D

[@DSJVNdsjnvf4356]

Me as an inexperienced pruner: "You're CUTTING THE WHOLE TREE!!" lol

Great video, I really like it, thank you so much👍

[@DeanMackenziebelldmb]

Brilliant just the video I was looking for

[@rsk9289]

Greetings again; hope I am not being a pest. I now have my 8 new fruit trees ready for planting and was wondering what fertilizer (if any) I should use?? They are bare root and look in marvellous shape.

[@LoveTheGarden]

We suggest using 50g of Miracle-Gro Bone Meal Root Builder per tree. Mix it with the back fill when planting the trees.

[@Krisly7]

Great short video, well explained, thank you

[@sozo2u]

Concise. Very informative

[@williebenwell134]

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[@ktc333]

What time of year is best to prune?

[@rsk9289]

Thanks for your most recent commentary on my question! I would appreciate it if you could comment on the modified central leader pruning process?

[@LoveTheGarden]

Removal of the central leader allows for better air flow to help reduce disease eg mildew. On very strongly growing trees a central leader is quite often left for 1-2 years to act as an exhaust system for excess growth and it is replaced each year.

[@Dnava28music]

​@@LoveTheGardenI think your pruning was too hard. Air flow and pruning in general is important, and we agree, but I find this kind of cutting down rather extreme and unnecessary. If you cut down the plant to the base you have even better "air flow", if you understand what I mean. Where is ornamental value? Where is the tree's personality? How do you grow a beautiful and healthy apple tree for 50 years without a solid central leader? Branches were way enough distanced for such a little tree, and many people are not interested in maximing apple production. Personally, I would have left the central leader, cut the same as you @1:48 but number 1 @1:52 also (why did you leave two branches sorting out from the same point? In the long term this is very bad). In the end, the title should be "How to prune an apple tree in order to get many fruits very quickly". Glare of the society of today: everything at once.

[@rsk9289]

Greetings from Nova Scotia, Canada! I am putting in a number of different fruit trees; most will be 2 to 3 years old. Is there a preferred method to pinch off the flowers on young trees??

[@LoveTheGarden]

It's quite often best to leave the flowers to develop and then remove the fruits.

[@neethamanthriratne3297]

To the point. No rubbish . 👍🏽

[@andrewyates1819]

Did you teach at rease heath.?

[@j109joell]

Exactly what I needed!

[@itsmercyBandoy]

that was a good idea thanks for sharing

[@augustwestusa]

Great video! I'm wondering if it's okay to do that same technique if planting in the fall, when there are still leaves on the tree. Or do I need to wait until the leaves fall off?

[@alordi2701]

Pearly Baker wait for leaves to fall off

[@augustwestusa]

Okay, thanks!

[@LoveTheGarden]

Hi Pearly, if it's bare root then you need to plant when dormant and no leaves, if it's in a container, then you can plant out any time of the year. Kind Regards LTG

[@anildutt9519]

Very nice sir

[@markthistlewood]

Time of year to do it, please?

[@woollentwister1]

Would this be the same approach for a tip bearing apple tree of this age?

[@paulwilliammonks1]

When should i be doing this in NW UK?

[@rajannegi8883]

Sir which is better Open Centred or Central leader ? 2500m above sea lvl

[@raihenkhan8749]

Hi I live in Manchester, I’ve been watching your video, I have few long question for you, if you don’t mind please answer these step by step , your advice will be greatly appreciated and will shape the future of my fruit tree, I am making raised garden in my back yard 3ft below ground level and 2ft above ground level 1m wide and fill it with soil and build glass roof and side wall like a patio and will plant inside the patio red Falstaff apple , Sunburst Cherry ,stalla charry, Concorde Pear , Victoria Plum , gala apple, Saturn peach, saron fruit, and turkey brown fruit, they are all grafted dwarf or g5 1, can I grow them inside patio with raised bed I am confuse some says they need protection from frost and some says I need to leave it to the elements how can I do both, 2 what is the best type of soil to plant them in , can I just use bat mix with Mycorrhizal Fungior or just worm casting with Mycorrhizal Fungi, do I need to mix soil with them , or just Levington John Innes No.3,Last question , what space apart should I plant them, thank you very very much for taking your time to answer these question, its very hard to find somebody experience in uk for advise, all the ones on utube are from usa

[@LoveTheGarden]

Good afternoon Raihen, thank you for the information above. If you could kindly call us on 012764013000 then option 2, we can try to give more detailed advice. Kind regards LTG.

[@johnfrancis4809]

Excellent. There are 2 dwarf apple trees enroute to me now.

[@Chranos83]

great advice. thank you. :)

[@bubayou]

Great video

[@paulrumbold2436]

Hi , that was amazing mush , thank you very much indeed I trust this would apply to a pear tree the same? Kind r3gards paul

[@MrWillyWonka]

I thought apple trees were supposed to have a central leader, not be open centered

[@ciarfah]

MrWillyWonka there are many forms that work for apple trees

[@lizimarkovitz1992]

loved this so helpful thank you!

[@Daniel-nf8pp]

Well explained. Thank you. ✌

[@rajannegi8883]

M106 or M26 ?

[@DadBooom]

Perfect video