July is busy old month in the orchard calendar – we’re planting, pruning and most important of all, assessing new growth to decide whether or not to add compost. Plant Winter is your once-a-year opportunity – seize the day to plant deciduous trees in their preferred moment, to plant shelter, and to overall beautify and […]
A Spring Prune for Plums + Peaches
By | LastUpdated August 28, 2024
Stone fruit are naturally spreading trees, so for best shape and health – let them reach and spread as much as is practical, that being said if you’ve pruned hard in the past and ended up with loads of tall shoots, spring is an excellent time to tie them down or head back so as […]
Pruning 101: Thinning Cuts + Heading Cuts
By | LastUpdated June 3, 2024
Understanding the difference between thinning cuts and heading cuts will transform your pruning life. What a difference to the productivity and health of your fruit trees when you give up heading and get thinning! Heading A heading cut, also referred to as ‘heading back’, is a cut that shortens. A trees version of a haircut. […]
How To Prune Feijoas
By | LastUpdated June 1, 2024
Excerpt from my little pruning book ” Pruning Fruit Trees: A Beginners Guide“ If you prune your feijoa annually – you’ll find there’s not much to do. A lovely, feet on the ground job. I like to prune my feijoa’s right after harvest. Don’t remove more than a third of the canopy. Stack up your […]
