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[Del Stubbs <northernlights2n@yahoo.com>]

Thanks Derry,  
 I believe I am still years from summer pruning - you and I are in such 
different zones.
Most of my apples are on prunifolia or renetka seedling stock. (I have one 
expirimental
row of 40  on bud 9's and a handful of bud 118's - but a dry test winter that 
bottoms at
minus 50F could hurt them plenty )
Here is a quote from your excellent webpage if I may:
"Summer pruning is also ideal for controlling closely planted trees (cordons) 
and trees
that have "filled their space," as it reduces vigour. Do not summer prune 
young trees
that have yet to grow into their space."
My seedling trees, spaced at 18'  are far from even having their final form 
even
established. So do I interpret correctly that summer pruning is years off for 
my orchard
yet?
(Our bottom this winter was around -43F with good snow cover, eager to see 
what varieties
have tip die back)  I don't relly know what zone to figure for us, it has 
been 7 years
since we have been even below -40F, but that year it was -56F), so , mostly 
we are zone
3.  Zone 2/3?
Thanks, Del
Regarding fruit buds being fatter, I went out to examine a couple trees that 
bloomed a
bit last year and still find it difficult to be sure - as primary buds are 
larger as
well.

> If your orchard is only 6-7 years old, you should be thinking of summer 
> pruning,
> not winter pruning.
> 
> If you check my website, you'll see that you just have to watch out for 
> risers
> less than 12". This isn't hard to do. You summer-prune those over 12".
> 
> What rootstocks are you using? On M9s, M26s, and MM106 we'd have them all 
> blooming
> by 6-7 years.
> 
> The fruit buds are fat whereas the vegetative buds are thin and lie flat 
> along the
> branch. Then there are spurs with clusters of fruit buds.
> 
> Derry
> 
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> 
> : Now that my orchard is going into its 6 to 7 year age - it's time it 
> started
> thinking
> : about blooming - it had 6 varieties of my about 80 bloom last year a 
> little bit.
> It's pruning time
> 
> : Thanks, Del, Z3 N. MN where it looks like the maple sap has just quit.
> :
> : Del Stubbs  http://www.pinewoodforge.com   zone 3   N. MN
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Del Stubbs  http://www.pinewoodforge.com   zone 3   N. MN

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