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Re: Help



On 4 Jul 1996 11:54:37 -0400, sals@rain.org (Sal Schettino) wrote:

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>
>There must be an easier way to prune trees so they don't need so much
>pruning every year.  Anyone have any ideas.  the nut trees are easy they
>drop their fruit.  I don't know what to do with the
>peaches,plums,cherimoya,etc. all seem to need heavy pruning to get good
>fruit.  Every year the job gets harder and I get older.  If I do not prune
>the trees the fruit seems to move father and father away and the tree
>becomes a tangle mess. I'm looking to grow a subtropical forest, so what
>will happen if I just quit pruning? Low maintenance and high productivity is
>a common goal in permaculture so I want to nail this pruning thing down. Help!
>Sals@rain.org
>also an organic farmers web page at
>http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html
>
>Sals@rain.org
>also an organic farmers web page at
>http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html
>


Time of year pruning is done can effect amount of sucker growth.  For
most tree species, spring pruning after/during flowering will increase
the size/ quality of the fruit/ nut and reduce the amount of sucker
growth.








Vandy Terre
vandy@avana.net


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