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When to prune fruit trees?

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ClimbingCatBells · 15/01/2018 09:37

I have an apple,cherry and pear tree I think they are dwarf or miniature they are about 7 or 8 foot tall.
When can I prune them?
Tia

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RomanMum · 15/01/2018 23:04

We pruned our apple and pear trees at the weekend. Hopefully this was the right time of year!

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Cathpot · 27/01/2018 20:04

I think you prune things like apples in winter when dormant and then stone fruit like plums when they are growing so early summer onwards.

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IamSpartacusTheGardener · 30/01/2018 20:08

Cathpot is right. Apple and pear BEFORE the buds break I.e NOW! Smile

Cherry and plum are prone to silver leaf disease so get pruned in June/July.

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