You’re Likely Killing Your Fruit Trees if You Do This...

[@rickthelian2215]

My Condolences for the loss of Tuck❤

[@sonjo2419]

What. Tuck passed. Oh I’m so sorry. RIP Tuck💔🌺

[@jenpalazzo5728]

Hi James, Tuck is now the spiritual guardian of your homestead.🙏❣️

[@sonyahogan5673]

Love and prayers to you James! I think of Tuck every time I'm in the garden!❤

[@Yzyxdolorza]

Thank you! Exactly what we needed for our new orchard we started planting last year. It’s just for us, but still scary when faced with what feels like total ignorance. In just a few minutes, you made a real difference in our gardening lives! We miss Tuck so much and send you our deepest sympathies.

[@donnabrooks1173]

We love both you and Tuck. Thank you for keeping his spirit alive and in the videos. He is so very much missed with you.

[@zjah888]

I’m grateful for people like James sharing their knowledge generously. I want to start some fruit trees this season and I’m really learning a lot… hugs to you James🥰🙏🏻🥹

[@lilyrose4191]

Such a wonderful and inspiring channel sharing knowledge. 🥰

[@StefaniStevensBand]

When I just started watch you, I’m so sorry to cry. My deepest condolences to you. We were chatting on Garden like a Viking channel this morning. Many are grieving 🙏🏼❤️

[@ImperfectCre8tions]

It’s great to see you back in the garden, James. We miss seeing you with the Young King, Tuck, but he will always be in our hearts. ❤❤❤

[@cherylbarcoski8251]

I needed to see this video today, thank you and I love seeing Tuck still in the videos. He was so precious.

[@Zizzyyzz]

Great seeing the Garden Guardian. 💜😊🐾🥕🐾🌞🌱

[@lilyrose4191]

Absolutely! 🐶😇✨🌱🌿🐾

[@Sonia-hw3yx]

Hello James, my condolences to you at this time. Tuck was a gorgeous little dog. Tuck will be in all our hearts 💕 ❤

[@TaniaElizabethMusic]

❤❤❤ what a beautiful soul. You two had a special bond and he had great quality of life!

[@Nancy-zk9dj]

Well my procrastination worked out once! I was going to prune my young fruit trees today. Now I'll do it right tomorrow! Thank you! 🐾🥕🐾🥕🐾🥕

[@oddball-z]

Thank you for sharing James, appreciate what you do...💯👍

[@dawnwilliams8766]

So informative, Thank You for all you do! Tuck and You will forever be in our Hearts!❤❤❤

[@karolmatson997]

James, I love seeing you back in the garden, and I know Tuck will always be there, too! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Smokey35400]

I aspire to have my own garden this big and fruitful one day! Thank you for sharing all your great tips!

[@janer2978]

Congrats, Brian! Enjoy!

[@freebirdg6873]

Thank you James I really need this information I’ve been learning how to prune my trees and bushes. I planted a few fruit trees about 15 years ago but never got much fruit due to the fact I didn’t know how to prune properly. Blessings my friend ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jennea9885]

This pruning video is perfect timing. Last December, I bought a house with 6 peach trees. I have never pruned a fruit tree and I learned a lot. My only question now is "WHEN?" Thanks!

[@ronniebrace2917]

Congrats to the contest winner! Bravo James on your explanation of pruning👏. I’ve watched a lot of videos and read a lot on the internet on pruning but no one explained it so simply. Thank you so much! ❤🐾

[@jamesprigioni]

Let's Gooo!! Glad to hear you found value in it Ronnie, thanks for the kind words

[@cynthiafisher9907]

I agree! I have grown fruit trees for 15-20 years and have made about every mistake you can make in pruning them, I think. I’m still learning and James is the one I’ve learned the most from! Thank you so much!

[@nataliehammond7685]

I’m so grateful for your efforts teaching us this stuff. I finally planted apple, peach and pear trees and love watching your videos to teach me.

[@lilyrose4191]

My mother needs to see this video! I keep trying to tell her about her this! Your videos are very practical. Thank you James. We miss seeing dear little Tuck in the garden too. It's a good idea to sprinkle his little cameos throughout. *Tuck embodies the spirit of your wonderful garden.* Blessings to you both. 🐶🌿 💖🌱🙏🙌💫💝🥬🍓🥒🍅🥕🍆🍏🍋🍊🍐🍅🥦🫐🫑

[@indraawai5183]

Nice to see you back and doing a great job sharing your ideas. Miss the little guy he will always be the guardian of your garden. Much love ❤❤❤❤❤for Tuck

[@pamelalaiosa6638]

Thank you James for all this pruning info! I’ve been struggling with pruning my apple and peach trees and you have helped me learn the correct methods.

[@joolsmonash9855]

Fabulous video, thank you so much!! Tuck's spirit is always with you, love never dies. ❤🐾

[@laurieg9003]

You moved my soul...I had tears at the end of your video. Thanks so much for your love and passion...🥲🐕

[@jamesprigioni]

Share this video if you enjoyed it! Also join the Giveaway to win free garden gear: teamgrow.us TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:14 Starting with the Basics 00:44 Thinning Cuts 01:47 How a Thinning Cut Effects the Tree 03:08 Heading Cuts 03:49 How a Heading Cut Effects the Tree 04:42 The Importance of a Terminal Bud 06:19 Giveaway Winner Announced 07:53 Blade Side Bud Side 08:52 An Advanced Cut, the Bench Cut 10:51 The Secret Way to Prune ANY Fruit Tree 11:07 Pruning an Apple Tree 12:10 Pruning a Peach Tree 13:13 Pruning Vines and Brambles 13:55 Knowing THIS Will Tell You How to Prune Any Fruiting Plant 15:09 Final Thoughts Thanks for the kind words and support 😁🐕❤

[@stevenrose8606]

We need a statue of tuck in the garden❤

[@jenpalazzo5728]

Tuck's Corner❣️

[@jenpalazzo5728]

Tuck's Corner❤️

[@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener]

I have primocane blackberries that fruit on both first year and second year wood. Your advise to just sit back and watch for a bit is spot on. Like the peach tree, I've learned the color of the wood helps guide where to prune. True thanks for the ongoing shots of Tuck. Just makes me smile so much, SUCH a handsome boss. ❤

[@GaryHarness]

Thank you for this pruning lesson, miss the Guardian

[@tellohernandez9676]

I m sorry for your loss 😢😢😢❤❤❤❤thanks for sharing your garden skills

[@deadrekkon]

Thank you for showing Tuck again. I think we all miss him already. 😢 I am really appreciative of your advice on pruning Raspberry bushes as I never knew to only cut a portion for increase growth. I swear I learn something new everytime I watch your channel

[@jeweleagle613]

I love the detail that you're going into for the pruning if our fruit trees! I planted my first 2 apple trees last fall.

[@MarlenesHomeandGarden]

Congratulations Bryan. 🎊

[@nicholasthompson7146]

I'd love to see future videos of you planning and preparing your new property's food forest from scratch as it would help me know where to get started on my own garden! Love your content and positivity, ❤ for Tuck!

[@roxannaweaver2155]

I still haven't rebuilt my gardens. I must get that done this year.

[@FelixTreee]

Great way of explaining. Been pruning fruit trees over 15 years now. I’m a tree surgeon and grower

[@karenwoodford4776]

Thank you James! I’m going to try to revive an old apple tree. My yard used to be an orchard!

[@jamesprigioni]

Your welcome! You got this!

[@coldboogeronapaperplate6495]

Wow, thanks for that pruning lesson! Love the Tuck cameo, too!

[@mayrag6019]

Congratulations to the winner and thank you James for the giveaways, very generous 🙏

[@Nancy-zk9dj]

Congratulations Brian! 🌱🌼🌱

[@Dakotajim2025]

"pruning is a stimulant when we remove something that growth energy has to be redistributed somewhere" Thats good to know....so pruning actually is very very important for growth.

[@privateprivate1914]

Thanks so much for showing us pruning principles! This is my first year pruning peach and apple trees and it’s super intimidating! You made it simple to understand and I appreciate that! Love the clip of The Boss ❤ too!

[@victoriabaker4400]

Thank you! This is exactly what I needed right now. Love to the young king, very glad to see him appear. ❣

[@karenwoodford4776]

Congrats Brian! 🎉

[@oregonk91]

One of the BEST pruning videos I've seen; thank you so much! I know you'r missing Tuck; we do too!

[@caroljones2636]

Best pruning video I have watched

[@cindyspiess9963]

Good to see tuck fresh ❤

[@aprilmcleish8319]

I'm so sorry about Tuck! Thanks for sharing such a beautiful soul with all of us!!!!!

[@blackumbrella66]

🐾🖤Tuck🖤🐾

[@WendyLKoc]

Thank you so much James, for explaining how to prune a tree as were going to have to prune our fruit trees. ❤❤ for Tuck and you James! I love my sweatshirt with hoodie with Tuck❤❤ on it. Congratulations Brian your seed bundle.

[@samanthawhang7498]

Excellent. Just what I needed. ❤

[@jamesprigioni]

Let's Gooo!!!

[@dellaangel]

Damn James. Thank you. I needed this. U showed pruning a while back but I was still lost. I'm so sorry about Tuck, he was family

[@lesliemartin2036]

Congratulations Brian!!!

[@RootsRebels1977]

Thanks for the video. As always a source of inspiration.This next summer my food forest will be 3 year old and you and the young king as been staples in the realisation of that.One love from Quebec,Canada 🍒

[@jamesprigioni]

Let’s Gooo!!! 😁🐕❤️

[@karenwoodford4776]

So excited to watch this!

[@carloslaureano6745]

The best channel to learn how to do it

[@jamesprigioni]

Let’s gooo!!

[@Simplyfarmhouse7]

Love and prayers to you all, tuck🥰

[@zaibcom]

Nice Sharing

[@Grow_with_Michael]

Thanks for the reminders, now I am ready to get out and prune before spring hits!

[@roxannern9393]

Congratulations Bryan!

[@southernyankeeprepper]

Thanks for this video! Awesome information and important! Tuck is the Mascot of the channel

[@trishzahos-roybal5399]

Yay! Bryan ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤in memory of Tuck.

[@tarabishop8499]

Thank you for keeping Tuck in the videos❤❤❤

[@jthepickle7]

We were taught, "trim to the lateral". The lateral is about 1/3rd the size of the place to cut. On fruit trees, never cut off the fruit node. (reminds me, Feb is the month I must trim my 5 Pear trees)

[@jenniewolford1631]

aww congrats to the winner!!!

[@junkinjodi]

Thank you so much for this video 🙏

[@PsalmS-vi8zl]

Wow - thank you so much for the great lesson on pruning! I think it is the best I have seen.

[@jenibean823]

❤ Tuck! ❤

[@LightRenowned]

Thank you James! Rest in power Tuck!

[@MrSantacruzsurf32]

Great info thanks!!

[@jamiecole2144]

Thank you for sharing this video!! I was just about to look up a video on this. You explained it in a way that was easy to follow! I have a really old apple tree that I need to have someone help me get the dead parts out of it. I have some experiments I want to try to see if I can salvage some of it just in case it is on it's way out. We also have a nectarine tree that my son and I planted a few years ago that I know very much needs pruned but I have yet to do it. I also need to get some neem oil or something for it because something keeps zapping it's first round of leaves every spring and that seems to mess up the fruit production. Thank you again for sharing this video!

[@joemccall8991]

Long-time grower and the only tree that has stymied me is our Korean jujube. We've had two fruit in ten years but plenty of false and actual buds. I have tried hard pruning, high-PK ferts, singing to it, but nothing has worked. The plan this year is tough love, heading the main trunk and branches to see if it stimulates fruiting.

[@FelixTreee]

Can’t wait to get my plants going this year. Going to put loads more fruit trees in also and about to prune my fruit trees very soon

[@amynourse9727]

What a great descriptive way to explain all of this. I actually understand this now. Thank you so much! ♥♥♥for the Garden Guardian Angel.

[@lindysmallwood2039]

Thank you for this video. Really great guidance in pruning. Hope you’re doing well. 🙏

[@PharmSilver]

Congrats to the winner!

[@garfielda34]

Great video! ❤❤❤ For our angel garden guardian! 🐶

[@QuarterAcreFoodForest]

Great video, thank you.

[@FusRoDarshinae]

Great video! Its summer in NZ so i cant prune all the trees but soon i can do the ones that do better pruned late summer early autumn after fruiting, like stone fruit.

[@Cmoongoddess]

Great pruning tips💜 Bless Tuck 🙏 😇

[@juneknitsville9549]

Excellent very informative tutorial. Much thanks. Sorry about Tuck - glad you’re still appreciating him. Hugs.

[@karrieweb2004_JxEdEx]

Thank you, James. This was so helpful because you explained the why of pruning. I miss Tuck too. 🤟

[@rebeccastephens6447]

Wow this video is so helpful!! Thanks!!!

[@LauriMcnair-en7qi]

Congrats Bryan

[@VondaInWonderland]

Oh dang 😢 I'm so sorry about Tuck. God bless you really good 🙏

[@TonyMcCartney]

Love the King!❤❤ ❤❤❤❤

[@Isaac-47517]

Great video. I was wondering is there a eule of thumb for getting fewer but larger fruit as opposed to larger quantity of smaller fruits? Do nonfruit bearing limbs supply energy to the fruit bearing ones?

[@connieallen667]

Thanks for this info.

[@RenShotwell]

Thank you so so much! So much help! And you’re so awesome! Love your energy!

[@annaortiz2252]

Very helpful video! James could you do a video on pruning blueberry bushes? I know Tuck is watching over the guardian while snacking on a carrot from heaven! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ His legacy lives on through you! 😉

[@eveturner1260]

Thank you ❤

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Congrats Bryan Mawr!

[@michellegonzalez9125]

Thank you this was so helpful and thank you for still showing Tuck in your videos I know this has to be hard for you ❤ always for the king

[@classicrocklover5615]

❤❤❤ TUCK ❤❤❤ YES, please keep sneaking pics of The King in your new videos, I love seeing them!

[@pratiwisuci717]

Thanks for sharing the info, James. And very sorry that Tuck is no longer around💔🐕

[@anniegaddis5240]

Sharing!

[@jamesprigioni]

Thank you!

[@jenc775]

Gratz 😊

[@lindal8537]

When i was young i won a stuffed dog that was the spitting image of your Tuck. I thought it was beautiful. As I did about your Tuck. ❤