Growth and Development of Horticultural Crops (1+1)

Summary

• Pruning is an important orchard practice because pruning can influence fruit quality and the balance between vegetative growth and fruiting.
  
• Successful pruners observe how plants respond to various types of plant manipulation, including pruning. Profitable fruit production requires an understanding of plant physiology, and how pruning alters the physiology of the plant.
  
• For further information concerning how to prune fruit trees, see the Extension publications that provide information on how to prune and train apple and peach trees.