Shaping Fruit Trees. There are a few different ways to shape a fruit tree's canopy, which will affect how to prune your tree. Upright central leader: The tree has one upright-growing leader (trunk ...

However, the principles are the same, you will just need to do a little more pruning. Most fruit trees are grafted onto semi-dwarf root stocks, which means they will mature at about two-thirds ...

Q: I am having a very difficult time finding someone to prune my fruit trees the way you recommend. I am older and no longer able to direct a novice (which has failed), much less do it myself. The ...

Most fruit trees are grafted onto semi-dwarf root stocks. But semi-dwarf trees can get up to 35 feet without pruning. I like to keep them at a maximum height of 12 to 15 feet.

Many good, easy-to-understand books are available. Good pruning books will have excellent diagrams showing how your tree should look after each progressive season and, as you know, pictures are worth ...

Pruning can be used to train or direct growth, rejuvenate an overgrown shrub, and increase light to the middle of a fruit tree. It can be used to clean up broken branches. Any time you prune, you ...

With fruit trees, you’re usually pruning to encourage the tree to set more fruit and to make sure that fruit is evenly distributed and exposed to sunlight so it can ripen.