Spring cutting of apple-trees is very important, it allows to create crown and to update it that at the correct actions will lead to good harvest. Besides, cutting will help to get rid of some insects wreckers.
Instruction
1. If the apple-tree is planted in the fall, it is cut off for the first time in the spring if you have carried out landing in the spring, it is possible to cut off it at once. Cutting of young tree becomes to reach balance between the shortened root part and the remained long branches. The first cutting is very important, right now you plan future krone, and you have opportunity at once to remove all branches which can lead to problems of growth of tree in the future.
2. If you cut off young sapling, truncate all its branches so that they towered above the ground no more than on meter. If at apple-tree branchings lower than 50 centimeters already are on the ball, they need to be removed. If any escapes form sharp angle with trunk, also delete them, and the escapes departing at an obtuse angle cut off up to the fifth kidney from the basis. The trunk of sapling has to be highest than other branches approximately on 20 centimeters.
3. If any escapes depart at an acute angle, but look too good that them to delete, unbend and tie up them, during the spring and summer period they will be enshrined in such provision.
4. In the spring three-five main escapes keep in the same grade, they will form in the future krone. All other escapes delete. The remained escapes cut so that located above were shorter than those which are located below. If the trunk of tree branches, and there are two competing leaders, one is deleted surely.
5. The next several years do not cut off apple-tree as shortening of escapes will lead to fructification delay. Its obvious damage or disease can be the only cause for trimming of branch during this period.
6. Old apple-trees can be very thickened that leads to decrease in harvest as it is very photophilous trees. In one year it is impossible to thin out too strongly tree, such procedure is dragged out for several years. At scrap of old apple-trees you should not feel sorry for large branches, surely it is necessary to get rid of several to return to tree youth.