Stone fruit (cherry, plum etc.) does not respond as well as apples and pears to pruning so need less work. The desired shape, methods and amount of shaping depend on the type of fruit tree and the vigour of the rootstock. ![]() ![]() This is achieved by creating a good height trunk and pruning young growth back to encourage the tree to grow in the right direction and develop thick branches. The aim is to develop an open, balanced network of strong, unshaded branches that will support heavy fruit crops, and at a height that allows for good orchard management such as grazing livestock and machinery. Every variety has a different natural growth habit, but unpruned fruit trees will for the most part produce a crown cluttered with branches so yielding smaller, lower quality fruit. ![]() Formative pruning is the process of shaping a tree when it is young.
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