10 Tips How to Prune a Ton of Fruit Trees

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  • Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
  • If you would like to know how to prune a massive amount of fruit trees fast and easy then this is the video to watch! Here are my 10 top tips on how to prune a lot of fruit trees to that they will grow back better and strong plus produce more fruit! Enjoy :)
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  • @PiccoloMichelaChannel
    @PiccoloMichelaChannel 6 років тому +50

    I don't have any garden to grow, I just watch your videos because I love the joy and passion you put in your work. Bye bye from Italy

    • @SEO_Boy
      @SEO_Boy 3 роки тому +1

      Maybe start with 1 potted tree :)

    • @skeso2k157
      @skeso2k157 3 роки тому +1

      You can start with container growing

  • @alorr4uz
    @alorr4uz 5 років тому +131

    this guy is the freakin' Steve Irwin of gardening! love it.

    • @memyselfandeye8377
      @memyselfandeye8377 4 роки тому +2

      True!

    • @andresibarra9914
      @andresibarra9914 3 роки тому +1

      @@youtubeaccount5201 not funny

    • @taleinz1
      @taleinz1 3 роки тому +1

      Best part is , both Guys are from the same area / sunny Queensland is the place to be 😊😊

    • @alorr4uz
      @alorr4uz 3 роки тому

      @@andresibarra9914 why?

    • @linnikki
      @linnikki 2 роки тому

      Lmbo that was exactly my first thought!.

  • @beltoftruth56
    @beltoftruth56 Рік тому +1

    Best pruning tips I've heard

  • @kenhollandjr1251
    @kenhollandjr1251 5 років тому +1

    This guy is good. And I actually understand him. Have a good day.

  • @ramonahansraj6587
    @ramonahansraj6587 6 років тому +6

    I just love watching your garden ...its so beautiful

  • @MaxSteel-ot4ik
    @MaxSteel-ot4ik 5 років тому +8

    Seriously enjoying your content. Just the sheer enthusiasm makes it worth while. Easy to follow instructions, sensible notions.
    Just a big thanks

  • @SJLamb-te3dt
    @SJLamb-te3dt 5 років тому +4

    Excellent tips! I would have added don’t put diseased branches in the wood chipper as you will spread the disease throughout your orchard and either burn or completely remove diseased branches from your property. It is surprising how hardy trees can be to pruning! But take care not to spread disease. Keep some alcohol wipes in your pockets to wipe down between trees at the least. If you are pruning limbs that you know, or suspect are infected, wipe down between cuts so that you don’t spread the infection throughout the tree.

    • @theronwinsby
      @theronwinsby 5 років тому

      If you know how to compost the mulch, the "diseases" will be killed and overtaken by the beneficial microbes in the good mulch

  • @a.kay.c
    @a.kay.c 4 роки тому +2

    I will always come back to your videos to learn because you get to the point and are so helpful!! Love your channel

  • @brigittelm6054
    @brigittelm6054 6 років тому +16

    The lemons looked beautiful

  • @nicoleh.9898
    @nicoleh.9898 6 років тому +4

    Great information, detailed explanations and LOVE the before and after picture. Thank you so much!!

  • @stephenzammit2303
    @stephenzammit2303 4 роки тому +2

    I enjoy watching this guy's videos. very good , well done

  • @kevinrudd1
    @kevinrudd1 6 років тому +14

    Fantastic video! Glad to see another subtropical Australian backyard grower, your info could never be more relevant for me, many thanks!

  • @michaeldougfir9807
    @michaeldougfir9807 5 років тому +60

    Greetings from rural northern California! I have been an arborist since the 1980s. Your video was a bit different, and I can see that it works for you. The one thing I would submit concerns making proper cuts when pruning. I needn't say a lot... just don't leave stubs. They die, dry and crack and let in pathogens that will allow disease. People can use the pruning books to see how to make the 3 step pruning cut, and what the desired result will look like, so the tree can seal over a pruning wound.
    For discussion, let's talk about pruning for more fruit. To do a regulation pruning on a fruit tree you will get a thinned out tree. It will grow less fruit because it is smaller. However you will get a better quality fruit because the growth and development energy has less tree to support. So each remaining item gets more attention from the tree's system. For apples, for example, it takes about 35 leaves to support each fruit.
    Thamks for a good video. It was easy to watch.

    • @swaggattarius4355
      @swaggattarius4355 4 роки тому +1

      Michael Dougfir
      Thanks for the ‘35 leaves to support a fruit’ tip. That’s one of those things that will stick in my mind and help keep things in perspective
      I also wanted to ask what you mean by ‘stubs’. Are you saying to cut as close to the supporting branch as possible? And is there a situation where you’d use a product to put on a fresh cut? Or just let it heal naturally?

    • @nickuva6508
      @nickuva6508 4 роки тому

      Does it matter which branches are pruned? I have an apple tree that had a ton of tiny branches coming out of larger main branches, and there are alot if medium sized branches too. Should I just go for all the small ones and a few medium ones? No idea what kind of apple it is. Previous owner didn't know either.

    • @utharkruna1116
      @utharkruna1116 4 роки тому +1

      Interesting thanks

    • @ArbitraryLifestyle
      @ArbitraryLifestyle 3 роки тому

      @@swaggattarius4355 Always let it heal naturally. Do you want to cut close to the tree but you absolutely do not want to cut into the branch column. Look it up on Google and you’ll see what it is, usually it is fairly easy to determine its location all the way around the branch you’re trimming off. When you trim a branch off it stops growing from the stub and begins growing from the branch color, which is trying to grow over the end that you just cut so as to seal the tree off from pathogens. The smaller of the distance between the branch color and your cut, the faster the tree can seal its wound.

    • @ArbitraryLifestyle
      @ArbitraryLifestyle 3 роки тому +1

      @@nickuva6508 Leave the bigger, more mature branches if possible. Ideally you want to trim dead, diseased, and crossing branches first, then look for branches that are pointing straight up or inwards and trim those.

  • @beateo6177
    @beateo6177 3 роки тому +1

    The most helpful pruning tips I've been looking for. Thank-you.

  • @Alexander_Alexander
    @Alexander_Alexander 2 роки тому

    been watching your channel for a few months now, starting the process of trying to grow some fruit trees from seed and this video was very useful thanks

  • @ginad3655
    @ginad3655 6 років тому +1

    thank you ... you make a lot more sense than many of those pruning books. Great info and a great video

  • @OmASinghChauhan
    @OmASinghChauhan 6 років тому +2

    very good... nicely and simply explained

  • @Mazi333
    @Mazi333 3 роки тому

    I love this guy. Love watching him in the garden. Keep it up!

  • @ANGELMOON4217
    @ANGELMOON4217 6 років тому +2

    We love watching your videos, i have a lot of pruning yet to do in AZ. so you got me stirred up to get it done.
    You have a beautiful place great gardens and trees.

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  6 років тому

      Glad I could help motive to prune and thank you for watching my vids! Cheers :)

  • @elmaagac679
    @elmaagac679 6 років тому +2

    Hi Mark. New subscriber from the UK. Your subscribers went from 80k to 81k in a day! 😀 You definitely deserve to meet more people..I like all the effort and the information on the videos!

  • @brigidhansen896
    @brigidhansen896 2 роки тому

    Love your energy mate, enthusiastic, simple and no bs. entertaining too!

  • @blaqfish
    @blaqfish 3 роки тому

    I always learn so much from your videos and don't feel silly because I didn't know the material presented. Thank you Sir.

  • @lindapage2857
    @lindapage2857 3 дні тому

    Thanks Mark. Love your videos.

  • @petejones5099
    @petejones5099 5 років тому

    Dude, you rock, thanks for all your advice. As a first time owner of a house with quite a bit of land it's really helpfull to watch your videos. :)

  • @BairMendoza
    @BairMendoza 2 роки тому

    He’s so happy!! I love him!! This is a great video. 👏🏼💯🥰

  • @6868faheem
    @6868faheem 3 роки тому

    Excellent. Apt and very informative. Thanks

  • @karenpuschmann4157
    @karenpuschmann4157 6 років тому +1

    Always informative thanks for sharing your video's

  • @rihamsaadallah7285
    @rihamsaadallah7285 3 роки тому

    Your videos are very helpful for me..from Egypt. Thanks a lot

  • @downtownbrown50
    @downtownbrown50 3 роки тому

    All great tips. You are the BEST!!!

  • @halaassaad9552
    @halaassaad9552 6 років тому +6

    Like always lots of good information , thank you mark , for time and efforts to for sharering

  • @jenniferprescott8655
    @jenniferprescott8655 6 років тому +32

    Perfection..You have the most incredably Awesome, lush, magical piece of heaven on earth!. Strange to say, when watching your vids I can feel the earth beneath your feet, feel the air..the peace is palpable..and the sounds are soooo..unfamiliar. I would love a walk about with the sounds of your native and mysterios bird folk..I live in a beautiful place, stunning really..named Paradise buuutt your tropics are the grass looking greener on the other side lol.
    Thank you so much for sharing, for all you do and your more than terrific talents in the kitchen as well as your garden
    A true fan

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  6 років тому +6

      Thanks Jennifer I'm wrapped that you can get the "feel" through the camera that's important to a video creator and valuable feedback. Cheers :)

  • @chrism3845
    @chrism3845 6 років тому

    Spot on advice. Thanks.

  • @AllotmentGrowHow
    @AllotmentGrowHow 6 років тому +6

    An excellent video Mark, really informative, great tips and well filmed/edited. It's a thumbs up from me mate. Cheers Adam

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  6 років тому

      Thanks Adam - I appreciate your feedback mate! :)

  • @2010drodriguez
    @2010drodriguez 4 роки тому

    Excellent summary at the end!! 👍🏼

  • @sallysmith7675
    @sallysmith7675 6 років тому +5

    Thank you so much for this video on pruning. I don't have many fruit trees but hope to in the future, and have been wondering how to prune what I have.

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  6 років тому

      Thank you Sally and I'm glad you found the video helpful! :)

  • @yvonnesegers3214
    @yvonnesegers3214 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this!

  • @ascenthomestead4703
    @ascenthomestead4703 6 років тому +1

    Great job Mark. Very informative video

  • @sandrabentley1420
    @sandrabentley1420 6 років тому +3

    Superb presentation, thanks a lot.

  • @BairMendoza
    @BairMendoza 2 роки тому

    You thrill me sir! Thank you! Can’t wait to go down the rabbit hole of pruning on your channel! 😇

  • @jessicagaither4387
    @jessicagaither4387 5 років тому

    Fantastic video!! Just the information I was looking for!

  • @organicearthfarms1698
    @organicearthfarms1698 6 років тому +2

    Thanks Mark, great vid. Heading out to the orchard right now to do some overdue pruning. 😃

  • @nutritionprepperssister4865
    @nutritionprepperssister4865 6 років тому +13

    Thank you! Pruning has always scared me. It's a topic my husband and I disagree over often. Now, I can help him instead of hindering him. :D
    BTW, I couldn't help but immediately think of the Crocodile Hunter when I first saw you - talking with your hands and with the same passion he had for animals--in the first few seconds of the video. A new subscriber here!

    • @ronr.53400
      @ronr.53400 5 років тому

      Nutrition Prepper's Sister thats nice ... 😊 and you are correct

  • @luciaspreeth1008
    @luciaspreeth1008 6 років тому

    Like always lots of good information , thank you mark

  • @ImASurvivorNThriver
    @ImASurvivorNThriver 5 років тому

    Great tips! Thanks for sharing.

  • @scottfranson4215
    @scottfranson4215 4 роки тому

    Awesome video. A lot of information.

  • @shanemilner895
    @shanemilner895 3 роки тому

    Excellent production! Cheers from Newcastle ❤️🇦🇺

  • @annmariejoshua698
    @annmariejoshua698 6 років тому

    Thanks for the information.

  • @DoughboyLover1
    @DoughboyLover1 4 роки тому

    Love your videos! Very helpful.

  • @mohamedatismail
    @mohamedatismail 5 років тому +1

    Thank you.

  • @robhi3518
    @robhi3518 Рік тому

    Hey, thanks for the tips. I just came back from a garden meeting here in Margaret river and I have learned that pruning in summer, right after fruiting, is very good too. I did not exactly hear why though. Next time I will ask the person when I see him again

  • @Eyerly002
    @Eyerly002 3 роки тому

    Amazing videos. I've learned so much.

  • @YankeeLivn
    @YankeeLivn 6 років тому +2

    Awesome tips Mark

  • @walcotttracey12
    @walcotttracey12 4 роки тому

    EXCELLENT Video Mark!!!

  • @brigittelm6054
    @brigittelm6054 6 років тому +7

    Your property is wonderful, yhank you for sharing the tips.

  • @wildchookMaryP
    @wildchookMaryP 6 років тому

    Great video as always Mark. Yep, fab tips too.

  • @Lostpanda123
    @Lostpanda123 6 років тому +3

    Great video!

  • @chandradekauwe4650
    @chandradekauwe4650 5 років тому

    THANK YOU. I LEARNT A LOT.

  • @lindasands1433
    @lindasands1433 5 років тому

    Thanks! Very helpful

  • @lljl5310
    @lljl5310 6 років тому +3

    great video...love your garden! you are blessed. 😊👍

  • @thomasreddy2648
    @thomasreddy2648 4 роки тому +1

    Hii I love ur voice so much ...ur voice relaxs me I'm also in progress self sufficient in food I have around 40kinds of fruits nd 30+ veggies nd trying to increase ur video really helps me a lot...

  • @JuicingGardener
    @JuicingGardener 6 років тому

    brilliant. loved every minute!

  • @wilstjames3111
    @wilstjames3111 5 років тому

    Enjoyed it much!

  • @ZokomoTV
    @ZokomoTV 2 роки тому

    Great video Mark!

  • @meghanbaker4232
    @meghanbaker4232 6 років тому +5

    Hey Mark! Husband and I appreciated the video - we bought a property with fruit trees on it last year and they need lots of love so this is good timing! We had a follow up question, though: how do you harvest a lot of fruit? We are up to the task of caring for a small orchard, but we would love some tips or ideas for how to best tackle harvesting! Thanks in advance, we have learned so much from your videos :) Much love from Seattle, Wa USA!!

  • @ltlbnsgarden
    @ltlbnsgarden 6 років тому

    Great video! Loved the information! 😊

  • @woodzman991
    @woodzman991 5 років тому +3

    Your trees look beautiful Mark. When transplanting young peach trees, i leave the suckers the first year in case of transplant shock, one of my best trees died down to a single stalk after I moved it 5 years ago. I didn’t have the heart to cut the small sucker that had started beside it. Today the sucker produces well, just to be different I suppose. I started the mother tree from a seed when I was a boy. so I’m a bit sentimental about the peach trees.

  • @DavidFullard
    @DavidFullard 6 років тому +2

    Great video yet again!! Thank you, keep them coming ;)

  • @aleekhan3919
    @aleekhan3919 5 років тому

    Great video. A lot of usefull information. I loved it

  • @nikkitobin8356
    @nikkitobin8356 3 роки тому

    Im sooo glad i watched this video 1st ... Thank you

  • @rohitagarkar6764
    @rohitagarkar6764 5 років тому

    Very knowledge dear 💕

  • @lizduke6139
    @lizduke6139 Рік тому

    The Steve Irwin of gardening😂 love watching and very knowledgeable 🦘🐨

  • @LB-vl3qn
    @LB-vl3qn 6 років тому +1

    Excellent common sense tips, thank you! And, congrats on reaching 80k subs. Very well-deserved. Here's to your continued growth, in the garden and on YT! ~ Lisa

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  6 років тому

      Hi Lisa, and thank you! Yes reaching 80k subscribers is amazing and very encouraging! :)

  • @FrauWNiemand
    @FrauWNiemand 4 роки тому

    You have a good voice to listen to and a good pronounciation. Can you please also make videos about how pruning berry bushes like ribes?

  • @Trek4Truth
    @Trek4Truth 6 років тому

    nicely done !

  • @devbhartidev1041
    @devbhartidev1041 4 роки тому

    very inovative

  • @2jagtar
    @2jagtar 3 роки тому

    Thanks sir

  • @McDowallManor
    @McDowallManor 6 років тому

    Good tips mate.

  • @joesnell2831
    @joesnell2831 5 років тому +1

    great video

  • @mirsout4808
    @mirsout4808 6 років тому +1

    Great video !👍

  • @angiemercedes7345
    @angiemercedes7345 5 років тому

    Thanks mate

  • @Volleyball_Chess_and_Geoguessr
    @Volleyball_Chess_and_Geoguessr 6 років тому

    I just ordered a persimmon! It's coming at the end of March. I live in a very different climate so it's probably the only overlap fruit tree we have haha. It has a very large zone range!

  • @J.Smith-rc6wh
    @J.Smith-rc6wh 6 років тому

    good tips mark nice one

  • @karenkmk4035
    @karenkmk4035 6 років тому

    Great stuff!

  • @marilyngandhi4213
    @marilyngandhi4213 6 років тому +3

    The tips are spot on - great video, mulching seems to improve fruit tree resistance to fruit fly as well...

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  6 років тому

      Is that right! I didn't realise that it can help against fruit fly but I'm glad it possibly can. Thank you :)

    • @ronr.53400
      @ronr.53400 5 років тому +1

      marilyn gandhi i use a natural compost/ mulch type blend of grass and straw, no fertilizers, just a bit of soil amending 😊

  • @cheesyc4614
    @cheesyc4614 4 роки тому

    Hope to see some cooking videos soon. Love the videos Mark

  • @memyselfandeye8377
    @memyselfandeye8377 4 роки тому

    Awesomeness!

  • @ahmadalibodla9885
    @ahmadalibodla9885 5 років тому +1

    Nice

  • @leodiaz9137
    @leodiaz9137 6 років тому

    Thanks for the tips!!!

  • @Grumpycat0405
    @Grumpycat0405 6 років тому

    Thank You

  • @petefroud5308
    @petefroud5308 6 років тому

    Good tips Mark.

  • @floresnjose57
    @floresnjose57 6 років тому

    I like the mulch part , is the best .

    • @theronwinsby
      @theronwinsby 5 років тому

      too much mulch on the trunk will cause problems.

  • @kvangreuning
    @kvangreuning 2 роки тому

    I've watched a few homesteading and self sufficiency UA-cam's but most of them are either boring or the presenter is annoying. You on the other hand are interesting and practical. I'll definitely follow your videos from now on :)

  • @robertaplatter6050
    @robertaplatter6050 6 років тому +3

    You are doing a great job.

  • @juliemix4806
    @juliemix4806 6 років тому +2

    Mark, wonderful, full explaination. Very helpful. As it's winter here in the US, perfect timing for me to tackle my plum tree. Thanks and cheers.

    • @jenniferprescott8655
      @jenniferprescott8655 6 років тому

      Julie Mix Good Morn Miss Julie, from where do you hail? I'm in Nor Cal..Paradise

    • @alanshrimpton6787
      @alanshrimpton6787 6 років тому

      Hi Julie, I've heard plum trees are an exception to prune in winter as rot can set in. I would leave to spring as weather is warming. Please research this on internet further. Regards Alan

    • @lauragiblin1690
      @lauragiblin1690 6 років тому +1

      I think you should not prune your plum tree in the winter but wait until the sap is rising to avoid silver leaf .

    • @juliemix4806
      @juliemix4806 6 років тому

      +Alan Shrimpton Well, thank you so much for the advise. I will look it up. It's a very old tree, but still producing, and I want to give it all the help I can.

    • @juliemix4806
      @juliemix4806 6 років тому

      +Jennifer Prescott Hi, down there. I'm up in Washington on the penninsula. Cheers

  • @jeannemiller306
    @jeannemiller306 6 років тому

    good tip's

  • @lockwoan01
    @lockwoan01 6 років тому +1

    Useful tips for when I grow some fruit trees.

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  6 років тому +1

      Best of luck for when you start growing yours mate! :)

    • @lockwoan01
      @lockwoan01 6 років тому +1

      I hope to start this year, if possible.

  • @Volleyball_Chess_and_Geoguessr
    @Volleyball_Chess_and_Geoguessr 6 років тому

    ooo you have a pumello tree. I am addicted to pumellos!!!

  • @cheesyc4614
    @cheesyc4614 4 роки тому

    Let's get into it

  • @sanolio6131
    @sanolio6131 5 років тому

    Hey man I have been watching your channel and I like the content. You should try growing a feijoa

  • @ganesankpillay3768
    @ganesankpillay3768 3 роки тому

    Entertaining