In this episode, Susan Poizner talks to Tom Spellman of Dave Wilson Nursery in Hickman California about the book "How to Prune Fruit Trees and Roses". Tom is one of a team of experts who have updated and revised the classic fruit tree pruning book by R Sandford Martin. #fruittree #pruning #fruittreecare
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CHAPTERS
This is a video about 94 How to Prune Fruit Trees with Tom Spellman
00:00 Introduction
01:47 When Tom first read this book
04:01 What is Backyard Orchard Culture
05:23 Backyard Orchard Culture in Cold Climates
08:39 Latest date when you can summer prune a fruit tree in a cold climate
10:33 How Backyard Orchard Culture is different from commercial growing
13:04 Why tree type is important when deciding how to prune your fruit tree?
15:06 The importance of identifying fruiting buds while pruning
16:34 Pruning spur bearing trees
17:46 Pruning tip bearing trees
19:43 Pruning to reduce tree size
21:16 Why subtropical fruit trees can be larger
22:03 The difference between winter and spring pruning
25:26 Fertilizing fruit trees for size control
26:12 How to protect pruning cuts
28:22 Using low nitrogen fertilizers on fruit trees
33:12 Show Continues
34:54 Pruning tip bearing apple trees
37:20 Where to find Tom's online pruning tutorials
38:01 Espalier pruning
40:36 Pruning older fruit trees
41:18 Weighing down and training branches
43:15 How fruit tree pruning affects fruit quality
46:39 Importance of rootstock choice
47:29 How Tom inspires growers
49:40 Where to buy this book
50:31 Pruning to improve blossom quality
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1 авг 2024
