Columnar Apple trees: trim or not Bashny.Net

This question arises in many owners of this miracle of selective breeding. And really: like a tree, and the trees, as you know, pruning is necessary. But on the other hand it is not branching. Dilemma! But really, at the expense of the columnar Apple trees have very clear instructions developed by scientists.

Just say that the columnar Apple trees need to trim and shape. But unlike the "haircut" of conventional varieties here many nuances.

The first thing to remember: the tip cannot be removed in any case! All manipulations can be carried out only with side branches.



The formation of the column

Generally many gardeners with pruning columnar Apple trees do not bother – and so they grow compactly. But nevertheless it is needed. Why? And then, to strengthen the young shoots to replace the old new and give the fruit more sunlight. In addition, some columns with time to build up a rather long untidy branches and resemble brushes for washing dishes.

Form these Apple trees 3 years.

For the first year. In early April, need to trim all side shoots to 2 buds (Fig. 1). During the summer each will grow, one strong run.

For the second year. One of the two shoots, which occupies a position close to horizontal, leave as is – summer it will be the first apples. And the second also pruned to 2 buds (Fig. 2), each of which will give a new strong run.



Do pruning again in early spring, before the SAP flow.

For the third year. The branch, which last year was the harvest, cut on the ring. And with the remaining two branches do the same operation as in the second year (Fig. 3).

This pruning is repeated until 5 years. And then fruit link is embedded in the ring from the trunk. In the end, the lower part of the tree will gradually become bare, and the harvest to move to the upper branch.

 



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Important: To stem the columnar Apple trees are not bent under the weight of the crop, it is better to bind to a solid coke. Have columnar Apple trees-supercharlie wounds heal very difficult. Even accidentally damaged bark can lead to a sharp loss of the crop. Therefore, these varieties it is better to cut in the spring and pinch back in the summer while shoots are still green. The principle is the same: 2 buds should be left, and the top tear. published

 

 

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