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California Backyard Orchard: Apricot
... . Remove about 20% last year's growth to let light into tree. Remove old, broken, diseased branches. Spray trees during or after leaf fall but before onset of winter rains to control ...
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California Backyard Orchard: Cherry
... 10% of last year's growth on mature trees to let light in. Remove broken, diseased branches. Cherries may do better against bacterial canker (gummosis) if treated with fixed copper spray. Spring ...
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California Backyard Orchard - Pruning & Training
... branches is done to renew fruiting wood and to thin off excessive fruit. Horizontal branches left uncut will bear earlier and heavier crops. Upright branches generally remain vegetative and vigorous. Horizontal branches ... penetration, interior shoot growth and fruit bud development. Dead, dying, diseased parts and interfering branches should be removed. Weak or very narrow crotches may also be ...
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California Backyard Orchard: Almond
... ./Jan. to allow more light into tree, promote growth of new fruiting wood. Remove dead, diseased, drooping branches and "suckers" in center of tree. Remove, destroy all old nuts on trees and ...
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