Easy Fruit Tree Pruning
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There are normally two goals when pruning a basic fruit tree:
Initially on young trees to encourage a strong, solid framework. On mature trees to maintain shape and encourage fruit production.
Mature trees usually already have their shape determined, so it really comes down to maintaining their shape and size.
Every year:
Remove broken or diseased branches, Crossing limbs, Weak stems
Any branches growing inward to the tree’s center
Any growing vertically or straight down
Thin out enough new growth to allow light to filter into the canopy when the tree has leafed out so the fruit can ripen and color properly
Shorten any branches that are too long to avoid leggy growth
Shape tree evenly and remember flowers and fruit grow on old wood, so head back new growth to direct energy back into the flowers and fruit.
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