Pruning is SCARY – but NECESSARY! In this video I’ll show you why I’m pruning a fruiting apricot tree in the middle of the summer, doing a HUGE prune on my loquat tree right as it finishes fruiting, and even removing ALL of the fruit off of my young citrus in its first year of growth.
00:00 – Intro
01:07 – Pruning Fruiting Trees
02:27 – What To Prune
05:39 – Pruning After Harvest
08:12 – Loquat Post Pruning
08:32 – Pruning Young Trees
08:51 – Shaping Citrus Trees
10:21 – Outro
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Thanks for the video bud. I went from fear of pruning to enjoying the art of pruning fruit trees.
We have some WAAAAY overgrown cherry trees that came with the property that I’d like to prune back to a manageable size. How much is too much to prune down in any given pruning session or year, surely lopping off 1/2 the length of all the branches can’t be good. These guys are massive (like 15-18 feet tall) Ideas/suggestions?
Kevin what is that monster looking tomato plant next to this apricot tree that has like a gazillion flowers?!?! Will give you lots of tomato love this Summer and totally stole the show 🙂
I actually love pruning everything I can! I can't wait to have fruit trees someday and get to prune bigger stuff than tomatoes and squash!
What I thought you only prune tree at the end of the season. But that is what are all hear say but I find it ridiculous idea. I personally think pruning best when plant most active and strongest in the season for it sap to seal it cutted off limb and use resources of the season to recover.
hey, just wanna to take a second to appreciate the effort put into all of this. it’s inspired me to start my own garden and already have food ! also the more informal videos do just right there not lead you in the wrong direction and give you a better general understanding, which is very helpful
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It always blows my mind when I realize how short I am lmao. That tree would be 6" above my head and you're still taller than it. Insanity lmfao
So this is just Giant Bonsai maintenance
I get greedy and don't prune the beaches cuz they have fruit on them lol
Thanks for your videos. I'm learning a lot from you. We have cherries, apples, a pearl, and an apricot tree next to few walnut trees. They're all getting so tall. I can't harvest the top anymore. Is it OK to cut some of the big branches from the top after the harvesting season?
Great video. Wondering what happened to part 2 of growing pineapple!
For non fruit trees that are not growing in some of the shoots do you recommend pruning now rather than in the fall. Here in San Diego east area
Thank you for the very insightful video. Will definitely put your advice to good use.
Have you considered growing Australian Finger Lime? It might do well in your climate (long hot summers).
Just Stone fruit trees, or could my overloaded lemon tree benefit from this… since I missed my spring prune in March/April?
Oh I didn’t know you posted on my birthday
Congrats on the shout-out on the ADAPT2030 YT channel. Epic was given very high praise!
Hey Tony from Simply Gardening sent me to see you
Nice
Who did your wooden fence in the background in this video, behind the loquat.
My prune tree is done for the season, and is extremely tall, can I do more of an aggressive prune? Where do I start? Also, is worm castings good for raised beds?
Never stop popping out of a hiding spot when starting the videos!!!
Sorry, I've been distracted but I'm here.
Super helpful!!
Pruned my apple tree a few years ago. The year I pruned it, regular amount harvested. Year after that, nothing. This year, its just totally insane how many apples I have.
2:20 – what about thinning the fruit to allow for larger sized fruit?
So I know that each kind of fruit tree you have is it's only one in the garden, but as I've known you always need another flowering tree of the same kind in order to pollinate and start the fruiting process. How is it that your individual fruit trees are being pollinated and fruiting? Is it because they are all citrus and that's close enough for it to pollinate?