In order to further receive a good harvest of fragrant apricot from the young tree, it is necessary to take care of the timely proper trimming of the tree. Pruning is produced in order to form new fruiting branches to ensure that the crown is ventilating, and that the tree gets more light.
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Cropped apricot tree in the spring after frosts ended, but before the spring juices will be touched. Although some experts believe that pruning can be carried out up to the flowering of apricot.
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Young trees are not able to regulate the growth of shoots, so it is necessary to form a crown crown. After landing, the unbranched young plant is shortened at a height of 30-40 cm, and branched trees can be formed. At the same time, two skeletal branches are chosen and shorten them on 1/2 or 1/3 in length. Skeletal branches should be on the same level, the central branch is higher than 20-25 cm, the remaining branches are cut, leaving 15 cm.
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In the first four years, the seedlings are actively growing and few branched. Therefore, in the spring heavily grown (more than 60 cm) skeletal branches are cut into 1/3. The branches departing at an acute angle are pouring over 2-5 sheets to do not carry a strong trimming for the next year.
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After 4-6 years, the tree begins to be fruit. During this period, the crowns are dried, pinch unnecessary shoots, shorten the growing skeletal and side branches on 1/3-1 / 4 lengths. More severe circumcision will strengthen the growth of new branches, which will reduce the yield of the tree.
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At the age of 6-10 years, the tree is cut off to clarify the crown and formation of new growths - at least 40-45 cm. Flower kidneys are laid on such branches, the fruits will be larger than on biscuits and spurs.
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It is not recommended to carry out intense trimming of old trees. To pruning does not harm the tree, it is necessary to carefully inspect which threads it is better to cut. If the tree has not been cut off for a long time, it should be switched to a highly thickened crown, starting with the peripheral branches. Delete all the broken, hassled, shadowing each other branches. You can not trim branches in the bare part. Skeletal branches are removed only in the case of their breakdown or disease damage.
In addition to the spring trimming of the tree, spend both summer, but only if there is an active growth of apricot. Summer chasing is good because it causes a great formation of new shoots, which will be responsible for the next year for the main part of the crop. The branches cropped in summer are less susceptible to diseases and are restored faster.
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