A sharper crotch angle will be prone to breakage, and a flat horizontal limb.

Apr 11, A video on pruning plum trees - Dan Neuteboom shows us two mature plum trees, one of which has been pruned badly, while the other has been pruned well.

Step 3 - Learn to make clean cuts When pruning, make as few cuts as possible to achieve your end goal.

One w. Apr 13, Perform Maintenance Pruning on Older Plum Trees. From that point on, pruning is more subjective. Once the plum tree reaches the height you want it to stay at, head the leader back (so that it can't exceed that height) and do not allow a new leader to form.

Prune in summer as needed to keep the canopy from getting treeclear.barted Reading Time: 8 mins. Jun 30, Here are five steps for pruning an overgrown plum tree: Remove crossing or dead branches and diseased limbs.

Thin out the tree. Keep in mind the proper shape you are going for. If it is a European variety, try to leave a central Can you see through the tree yet? If Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. Sep 26, Video on how we prune our plum trees to reduce height and width and to produce maximum good size fruits.

We normally prune during Winter.

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Occasionally we do. Oct 27, One simple step that often goes missing is this: prune your fruit trees on a dry, sunny day. It is only logical that you wouldn’t want to work out in the rain, the tree doesn’t like it either. Step 1 – Examine the tree with a critical eye. Take a step back and look at the shape and structure of the tree. Before pruning an overgrown treeclear.barted Reading Time: 7 mins.