Pruning fruit trees in spring

Spring pruning of fruit trees is necessary for the formation of cup-shaped crown with an open center. This form provides the best access of light and air to all parts of the plant, which means - rich and better quality crop. This article - a master class on pruning pears, conducted by specialists Training and Consulting Center "specific points".

Pear - a plant rather difficult to grow in cold regions (climate zones 4-5 - central Russia, Scandinavia, Canada, etc.). Many gardeners are afraid to prune a pear, "so as not to cut too much, and as a consequence, the trees get started view, unnecessarily expand the quality and quantity of fruit is reduced.
 
Pruning rules

Pear, like most other stone fruit crops in the spring crop is recommended in colder in winter - in the warmer. Pruning is done in the dormant period, when the tree no flowers, leaves and even swollen kidneys, and must be completed before the first signs of the growing season. Begin pruning to thinning crown and end up shortening the shoots.

1. Remove all shoots growing from the trunk at an acute angle (in place of their differences may occur later split). Photo 1.

2. Remove all shoots that grow along the trunk, and Volchkova (not fruit-bearing) shoots.

3. Remove all shoots towards the center of the crown.

4. Cut the stem (center conductor). Photo 2.






5. Treat cuts pitch or other special means. Photo 3.

6. Cut a third of all new growth. Photo 4.

7. DO NOT CUT plodushki (Horticultural Education, which produced flowers and fruits). Photo 5.
 

 

Trimming technique

When you delete a branch of any diameter, do not leave stumps. Make a neat slice shears or a saw in the trunk, leaving only the influx of branches. Photo 6.

 
If the cut is made correctly, then the tree will "ring" - neatly overgrown trail. Photo 7.

If you are deleting the surrounding ring of bark is removed, start the active formation of callus. On healthy trees cut as a result of overgrown, though it will look ugly. Photo 8. On weakened trees, callus does not occur, which can lead to serious consequences.


 

To remove branches larger than 3 cm in diameter, make the first inscription below, and the second - from the top. The inscription below the branch to protect against damage to the cortex, which happens when a branch falls in the process of sawing under their own weight. Photo 9.

If the removal was carried out incorrectly and damage did occur, remove the damaged parts, clean up and process the fresh cut. Photo 10 - track from the improper disposal of branches in the past.
 
 



Pear before and after the spring pruning