How to Do Summer Pruning To Keep Fruit Trees Small

Your fruit trees don't have to be gigantic! You can prune fruit trees to almost whatever size you like. In this video we cover pruning in summer to reduce the vigor of fruit trees and help you grow a little fruit tree in your backyard. Learn more in Ann Ralph's book Grow a Little Fruit Tree: https://amzn.to/3jqa45O Start composting today - get David's free booklet: http://www.thesurvivalgardener.com/simple-composting/ Get FREE PLANTS FOR EVERYONE: https://amzn.to/3yaVSls David's Gardening Books: https://amzn.to/2pVbyro Compost Your Enemies t-shirts: https://www.aardvarktees.com/products/compost-your-enemies David's gardening blog: http://www.thesurvivalgardener.com Pruning fruit trees is simple. You can turn fruit trees into a hedge, keep a tree the size of a bush, train them against a wall or even to fit inside a garden bed, like I'm doing. In my Grocery Row Garden system, I have an orchard of small fruit trees, kept small by pruning. If you learn to prune and lose your fear, you can do it too. Summer pruning reduces fruit tree vigor and is a major tool to keep fruit trees small.

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