Blueberry Pruning

Check out the fourth and final session of our 2019 Blueberry School Webinar series with Bill Cline as he shows you step by step how to prune your blueberries!

Narrated by: Bill Cline, Blueberry Specialist, North Carolina State University

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The 2019 Blueberry School Webinar Series is sponsored by the Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium

[timtully]

I've watched a lot of blueberry-care videos, and this is far and away the clearest, most well-presented of them all. The narrator speaks logically and understandably, and the pictures re-enforce and demonstrate everything the narrator says. Five Stars!

[Claudia-M]

As a beginner, this video is by far the most helpful and informative video on YouTube. Thank you.

[danfarnsworth]

A well done and very clear explanation of blueberry pruning. When I look at my blueberry bushes and their twiggy brushy tops covered with blossoms, I find it difficult to prune them. But after watching this video, and thinking about the small fruit they produce each year ...I think I will now find it much easier to make the necessary pruning cuts.

[sms]

Thank you for sharing this! This is the first video about blueberry pruning I’ve watched that’s made it all make sense. The 3-year stage demonstration was so helpful!

[gelwood]

Thank you. We inherited my dad's property along with 10 huge blueberry bushes that have never been pruned. We have been harvesting so many berries this year but there are so many tiny branches to move through to get to the biggest berries and they are at least 11' tall. So many berries will be lost because we can't reach them. This has helped me so much because I was thinking after watching other videos that we could start pruning after the berries were harvested. Thanks to this video I can safely wait until Jan-Feb to prune them since we are located between Winston and Statesville so they wouldn't have time for growth to harden off like a coastal area. Truly appreciate this video showing me exactly the limbs to remove since I just saw them and the effects of leaving them alone for so long!

[GrantHendrick]

I concur with the many comments. This is a very well done video. The best on the subject. The use of graphics and the real plants was excellent. Using the white wall behind the plants was extremely helpful. Thank you very much for for planning how to present the very useful information so well!

[VonFej]

Thank you! I finally found a Blueberry pruning video that explains all my pruning concerns, and is easy to understand. I'm saving this one to my Garden Tips Playlist so I can brush up just before pruning time.

[mollyledford]

This is an excellent video. I learned so much. The illustrations and pictures were perfect. Bill, from one teacher to another, you are very talented and I appreciate your sharing your knowledge with the world. Now off to prune my berries...

[akjakositz]

This is the BEST video I have seen on how to prune blueberry bushes. Thank you! It is so clear.

[hikesolo]

The best video on anything I've ever seen. Would you please cover all the other parts of modern farm life. Permanently Bookmarked. WELL DONE!

[juliarroberts]

Most comprehensive blueberry pruning/care/maintenance video I have seen. Thank you!

[Lsleeko]

Hey there Bill, we worked together in Castle Hayne back in the mid nineties. It’s time to prune my blueberry bushes and I forgot how to do it after all these years. Great video and nice to stumble upon you! 😎

[francesjones]

Thank you so much for this video. Being a new blueberry grower (although a gardener for 50 years), I wanted to find the best pruning for my bushes. You have told me exactly what I need to know in the simplest way. I am very grateful for this so thank you again. (From the UK)

[colemansines]

Exactly the kind of video needed!!! I would love to see peach, pear snd apple and blackberry done like this.

[jeffmeyers]

Hands down the best video on blueberry pruning! After 3 years of watching pruning videos, I finally found this one and feel like I finally understand the pruning mistakes I have been making. Thank you so much for posting this video.

[mattbennett]

I can't thank you enough for this. My wife and I bought a house with blueberry bushes that have gone out of control and have been unproductive. This video is exactly what we needed. I originally thought is was due to under fertilization. OOF! thanks again.

[gordonrizzuti]

It took years of research, trial and working with the soil to grow a successful patch. As the bushes got older I realized the bushes needed pruning but I wasn't sure exactly what to do with confidence. Thanks for producing a very complete video with excellent illustrations. This is exactly what I needed to keep the patch heathy! I've never seen a better made video on Blueberry pruning.

[vanessanda]

Thank you so much! I've bought 3 little blueberry bushes this summer and this video is the best and easiest to follow on how to care and maintain blueberry bushes! Greetings from Victoria, Australia! 🙋‍♀

[lauriestpierre]

By FAR the best video on pruning. Thank you.
Clear & concise explanations and visuals to back them up. Showing the growth process of a single cane from summer thru fall, winter & pruning really made it easy to follow on my plants.
I have come back for review several times. Thank you.

[nspctor]

Voted No.1 blueberry pruning video on the internet.
Bookmark this one.
Well Done
Cheers,
N