Pruning Stone Fruit Ron Perry MSU Hort · 2017. 10. 3. · Pruning Stone Fruit Ron Perry MSU Hort...

Pruning Stone Fruit

Ron Perry

MSU Hort

Pruning Fruit Trees

• Developing and Training Young trees

– Follow a plan or system… the most common historically for Stone Fruit is: Open Center (Peach, Nectarine, Apricot,

Japanese Plums)

Modified Central Leader (Prune Plum, Cherry

• Pruning and maintaining mature trees

• Renovating older trees for an orchard or for the homeowner

Sour Cherry; Modified Central Leader

Buds are simple like peach,

with flowers forming on last

year branches or spurs

Sweet Cherry only bares blossoms /

fruit on spurs

Sweet cherry – Modified

Central Leader for traditional

System

Open Center System (Vase)

• Traditional system from Europe.

• Used for fruit crops with canopies with a spreading habit: peach, nectarine, apricot, Japanese plums

• Can be applied to other crops; pears, apples, etc.

• Sacrifice crop production in early years to develop framework.

• Trunk is central axis for only first 24-30”, bifurcates to 3-4 primary scaffolds

• Requires a strategic understanding in developing frame.

Peach buds are simple and form on last year growth only.

Leaf buds in center

blossom buds on side

Leaf buds

Peach/Nectarine branches

Peach bares on only last year growth: Apricot &

Plum plus young spurs: renew growth

Open Center System

Wide angle crotch

at 24 “

Open Center….scaffolds

Each scaffold = 36” long Overhead

Open Center System

Wide angle crotch

at 24 “

Open Center….scaffolds

24 “ Trunk

Side view

Bacterial canker influences pruning and scaffold / tree survival in

Midwest and Eastern US

• Avoid by physically spreading

branches in branch

development phase.

• Avoid development of narrow

crotch which causes “bark

inclusion”.

• Included bark is where both

cold injury and Bacterial

Canker develop.

“Reduction” Cut or “Bench” Cut

• Redirect growth to

outward / away from

central part of tree.

• Can be a problem if

thinning cut is made too

close to lateral.

• Encourages weakness

Reduction Cut or Bench Cut

Traditional Open Center System in California

Girdling Nectarines to

Increase fruit size

Taturra System Developed in Australia was the first “Y” System

Open Center: Peach, Apricot, Plums

Modified OC; high density version = “Y” System

Y System in California

Older orchard of peaches in Y system

Vase or Open Center

OC used in Almonds

OC used in Apples

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