Fruit Tree Pruning

What This Service Involves

Whatever fruit you grow – apple, pear, cherry, plum, or others – annual pruning is the key to a healthy, productive tree. We tailor technique and timing to the species, opening the canopy for the light and air that ripen fruit and limit disease, removing deadwood, suckers, and water sprouts, and maintaining strong, well-spaced fruiting wood. We can also renovate neglected trees over a few seasons. Proper fruit tree pruning means better harvests, fewer disease problems, and manageable, longer-lived trees.

Benefits

Bigger, better harvests; Species-tailored technique and timing; Reduced disease pressure; Deadwood and suckers removed; Renovation for neglected trees

Our Process

1) Identify the species and assess the tree; 2) Time pruning to the species; 3) Remove deadwood, suckers, and water sprouts; 4) Open the canopy and maintain fruiting wood; 5) Clean cuts and cleanup

What Affects the Cost

Number and type of trees; Tree condition; Access and height; Renovation scope

Best Time of Year

Timed by species – most in late winter dormancy; stone fruit often in summer.