We prune our orchard in the winter, when the trees and pests are dormant. The last weekend in January proved to be a great time to start! It was 10 degrees, so I bundled up with lots of layers of clothing. Jean joined in, and we pruned 6 trees the first day.
Here are some tools: 2 pruners, loppers, bow saw, ladders, and baskets. My
favorite new tool is that orange pole/extension loppers! It lets me stretch up the highest branches... pull the rope, and it nips off branches. Those apples up there are too high to reach anyway!
We scheduled a vacation visiting John in mid-February, so it was rewarding to have a great head start. Finished the last tree on Feb 15.
It's fun to think of the 2011 apples, pears, plums and cherries coming!
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| HaraldRed. Notice we walked a top snowbanks. |
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| BEFORE - Patten Pear |
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| AFTER - Patten Pear. (Now, sun light can reach all the fruit) |
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