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Several dozen different forms of crowns can be found in European orchards; only a few of them are applicable to us.
The forms of fruit trees are divided into several groups according to four criteria:
– the shape of the cross section: circular, oval and row;…
Cut replacement chemicals
For over a dozen years, research has been carried out in fruit-growing institutes on replacing cutting with appropriate chemicals, applied to trees in the form of spraying or lubrication. So far, no chemical has been used to replace manual cutting, …
Ringing
Ringing, similarly to bending shoots, it belongs to very old horticultural procedures. So far, it has not been widely used in practice. Sometimes it is used occasionally in order to inhibit too intensive growth of trees.
Ringing is performed as follows. Around the limb or trunk …
Complementary treatments for cutting and their effect on trees – Bending shoots
Bending shoots was already used in eighteenth-century palace gardens in order to form artificial crowns of trees. The effect of this treatment was known to be manifested by weaker growth of bent shoots. In commercial courts, bending shoots …
The effect of pruning on the health of trees
The positive effect of pruning on the health of trees is often emphasized. Sick or dead shoots are removed during pruning, thus limiting the further spread of diseases. Removal of infested shoots plays an important role in the control …
Influence of pruning on the regularity of fruiting
Many varieties of apple trees, pear and plum trees show a tendency to alternate fruiting, that is, producing a crop every other year. Alternate fruiting occurs primarily in naturally very fertile varieties, which have the ability to bear fruit …
By means of cutting, the size of the fruit can be effectively regulated. Winter or spring pruning reduces the number of flowers per tree, and therefore fruit, thanks to which each of them grows. The positive effect of cutting on the size of the fruit is especially visible in …