How To Prune An Apricot Tree

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[kinzangwangdi]

Thank you. Learnt something new about pruning apricot

[annabobro-stafford]

Thank you! Really useful info and will help me clean up my 8 year old apricot tree. It WAS getting too tall for me.

[robertoruiz]

Great video.Glad to hear kids are learning to like the outdoor trees.i have a dwarf tree that;s gotten to high to easily harvest fruit.Last year i thinned 4500 apricots and left 1500 to mature.It worked really well as they were all much bigger in size.But i decided to only leave about 750 this year as 1 five gallon buckets worth still went to waste.I think maybe 750 will be 2 five gallon buckets worth which is about 20-30 pints of jam.After seeing your video I'm only taking 2-3 feet of the top.You made it look great with the shorter branches.

[ghislainpoliseno]

Great video, I have two Abricots Puget Sound that I planted two years ago. Should I wait for September to prune them. I live in Quebec. Thanks and keep up your excellent work.

[vernonsteinkamp]

Some years our tree doesnt produce. We live in Idaho. I thought maybe I was prunning the tree wrong. I do prune it sown to a certain height each year. Maybe I pruned at the wrong time of year. Your thoughts?

[bigrayorozcodavalos]

It’s July 23 rd here in Az and it’s pretty hot here and mine is about 12 feet tall and has leaves on it still . Is it ok to cut off branches now or when ?

[Cobra_Ranch_Garage]

How about adding why you are making some of the cuts. You say, "I have to remove one of these two branches and I like this one." WHY?

[winoseti]

tie paper towels over fruit. the coarseness of the paper catches the birds feet. and they cant perch to get through the paper.