Jan 21, 2010
We receive many questions this time of year related to pruning deciduous fruit trees. The optimum time of year to prune fruit trees is the dormant season --December, January (best) and until the middle of February, but note summer schedule for apricots.
UC’s Home Orchard publication is a great resource for these questions. The instructions include easy to follow instructions, and good illustrations. A glossary of pruning terms is included in the sites pdf attachments.
