Fruit tree maintenance
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The only hands on experience I have with a book on growing and pruning fruit trees is...
a bunch of research that I just finished a couple of days ago to try to figure out what books I needed. I can watch 823 videos on how to do something and there are slim chances of me understanding anything that doesn't look exactly like what the video showed. So, I started looking for books.
I settled on these two:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1626549540/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1603425675/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The first one, the pruning book has been around for about 50 years, although it was out of print for a few years. It looks like it will be something I can use, with shortish descriptions and line drawing explanations.
The second one, looks to be a general all around information book for fruit trees. There are other books that focus on organic methods but I just wanted information. Pest pressure is one of the bigger problems growing anything in my area and I've slowly learned how to treat pests in the garden before I have the pests at least some of the time, but I don't have enough experience and any sources of wisdom to consult to be able to do that with fruit trees.
They're supposed to be delivered next Tuesday so I'll know more then.
a bunch of research that I just finished a couple of days ago to try to figure out what books I needed. I can watch 823 videos on how to do something and there are slim chances of me understanding anything that doesn't look exactly like what the video showed. So, I started looking for books.
I settled on these two:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1626549540/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1603425675/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The first one, the pruning book has been around for about 50 years, although it was out of print for a few years. It looks like it will be something I can use, with shortish descriptions and line drawing explanations.
The second one, looks to be a general all around information book for fruit trees. There are other books that focus on organic methods but I just wanted information. Pest pressure is one of the bigger problems growing anything in my area and I've slowly learned how to treat pests in the garden before I have the pests at least some of the time, but I don't have enough experience and any sources of wisdom to consult to be able to do that with fruit trees.
They're supposed to be delivered next Tuesday so I'll know more then.
No book recommendations.
Only knowledge is for apple trees. I was taught to prune when dormant. Cut out everything that crosses/ touches other branches. The most interesting advise I was given was, "your not done pruning until you can throw your hat through it." It seems to work well.
...and that's all I got on that.
Only knowledge is for apple trees. I was taught to prune when dormant. Cut out everything that crosses/ touches other branches. The most interesting advise I was given was, "your not done pruning until you can throw your hat through it." It seems to work well.
...and that's all I got on that.
I have a pear tree that came with the house when I bought it.. Not a Bradford pear (there was one of those too). But an actual fruit bearing pear tree. It was over grown and neglected badly. The advice you gave above is pretty much the same advice I was given by a someone. It looks so much better. Well see how the pears are this year.