Can apple trees be pruned in spring?
Main content introduction: An introduction to whether apple trees can be pruned in spring, as well as the necessity of pruning apple trees. Next, the editor will provide an introduction for netizens.
1. Apple trees definitely need to be pruned properly, otherwise, allowing the apple trees to grow blindly will not be conducive to fruiting. Apple trees enter a period of rapid growth in spring, during which many buds will grow within some branches. If these buds are not pruned, they will consume a large amount of nutrients from the fruit trees. Moreover, not all newly grown buds can bear fruit; many of them cannot bear fruit until the second year after flowering. Therefore, some unnecessary new growth should be cut off.
2. For example, some buds grow downward, and many branches grow from a main stem joint. In fact, too many branches are not needed in these joints because too many branches will affect fruiting. Even if fruiting occurs, the branch cannot support the weight of the fruit, which may lead to breaking. Therefore, unnecessary and overgrown branches must be pruned.
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