AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |
Back to Blog
Download pruning pear trees8/17/2023 ![]() ![]() A very good thing to know and a practice I shall most definitely be putting into use come spring and summer. The reduction of these underground branches should cause above ground branches to cease extending. Normally these underground branches will spread twice as wide as the crown of a tree or shrub. He advised pruning the roots, or underground branch system, instead. I asked Paul what I could do with a mammoth Choisya that I’m forever reducing in size by pruning, and therefore constantly encouraging new bushy growth. I know, as I’ve done this many times before! By reducing pruning, less new growth is encouraged and the tree produces more fruit. Subsequent pruning to control this new growth will cause the end of the branches to proliferate into a bushy mass. Finally turning a branch straight down towards the ground should halt all growth, without a pair of secateurs in sight.Įach time the stem of tree is cut, 5 new stems will appear and unless carefully managed, either by training or removing new growth buds with your thumbs, unwanted new stems will grow. Paul explained that as branches are carefully coaxed away from the vertical into 45 degrees or the horizontal, the tree’s growth is turned from juvenility into its reproductive stage, hence slowing down growth and producing more fruit. What a beautiful thing! Only a few snips of a secateur are required to form this impressive shape, and the rest is done with timely manipulation of the tree stems into different directions to control all growth and fruiting.Ībove is another pear tree trained into the 12 Apostles form. It’s a vast topic and I hope I can fully reflect how exciting and thought-provoking the day was. Above in both pics is a fruit tree (pear I think), trained into a Quincunx form. Mind blowing, but totally making sense at the same time. By mid morning tea break, brains were whirring as different training methods were described which could replace the overuse of secateurs, encourage fruiting and restrict growth on trees and shrubs. Through scientific explanations and a series of botanical slides, Paul Templeton introduced the whys and wherefores of training trees. Thought I’d booked myself on to a pruning course, but in fact the ‘Training trees and shrubs’ course encouraged only a minimal use of secateurs when working in the garden. Last weekend, armed with my trusty secateurs, I braved the icy winds and ventured out of the big city to West Dean Gardens near Chichester in W.Sussex.
0 Comments
Read More
Leave a Reply. |