Tom, you've recommended to prune the trees down to knee high when you first plant them to create shorter trees for smaller spaces. Is it crucial that there be remaining buds for new growth below the pruning cut. Or will the tree bud out on it's own from living wood? Also, could this knee high cut be done the following winter to make sure that the tree first survives having been shipped, replanted and new soil conditions that it must adapt to?
I like the three wire support. i have similiar support using ropes. also i am growing some grapes on a grid support so they could go 4 directions. difficult to get in and maintain, because its a grid. Allows plant to grow pretty fast. Seemed to work pretty good but waiting for final crop in a few months.
I have a question, when using this prunning technique of open canopy and smaller heights, for backyard growers does tree spacing matter (avg spacing being 15ft to 20ft apart)? I see the trees in the video are really close together. Do you allow them to continue to grow that close as they mature or do you dig them up and respace them later. I would love to know if I can keep the trees spaced close together for my backyard.
One of the reasons to keep your fruit a manageable size is so you can space them closer, and fit more trees in your yard. Then, by planting successively ripening varieties you can harvest fruit over an extended period. As opposed to a pile of fruit all at once. You have to top them low at planting, and prune them every summer to maintain size if you plant high density. Our trees are at 4 and 5 foot spacing. The more space, the larger tree you can grow. The closer the spacing, the more pruning required to maintain. You can go as close as zero feet, I’ve seen 4 apple trees planted in the same hole, no space. Three fig trees can be planted in one hole, and woven together to make one braided tree.
That is the rule when bringing a full size tree down to manageable size. When establishing a new tree, lopping off most to re-grow a lower fruiting canopy is fine.
Hi Tom Can Spicezee and Cot N Candy be trained as Espalier ? Also how close can you plant plum to each other in order to make them really low tree ( 5 foot), like the one you just showed Santa rosa in the video.. Thanks sandy
Thanks you, what's the size of the entire byoc demo garden? I'm thinking about buying some of your trees and setting something similar up. Please keep the info and vids coming.
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I like his style! He don't mess around with them cutters!!
Dear Tom,
Don't ever change careers and become a plastic surgeon. 🤣🤣🤣
Great info. Just what I needed to know about managing fruit tree size and spacing in our yard. Thanks.
Tom, you've recommended to prune the trees down to knee high when you first plant them to create shorter trees for smaller spaces. Is it crucial that there be remaining buds for new growth below the pruning cut. Or will the tree bud out on it's own from living wood? Also, could this knee high cut be done the following winter to make sure that the tree first survives having been shipped, replanted and new soil conditions that it must adapt to?
your videos are really great
Love your informative videos!
I like the three wire support. i have similiar support using ropes. also i am growing some grapes on a grid support so they could go 4 directions. difficult to get in and maintain, because its a grid. Allows plant to grow pretty fast. Seemed to work pretty good but waiting for final crop in a few months.
The best fruit tree videos out there.
This is intelligent really
The grapes are spaced 4 feet on center.
I have a question, when using this prunning technique of open canopy and smaller heights, for backyard growers does tree spacing matter (avg spacing being 15ft to 20ft apart)? I see the trees in the video are really close together. Do you allow them to continue to grow that close as they mature or do you dig them up and respace them later. I would love to know if I can keep the trees spaced close together for my backyard.
One of the reasons to keep your fruit a manageable size is so you can space them closer, and fit more trees in your yard. Then, by planting successively ripening varieties you can harvest fruit over an extended period. As opposed to a pile of fruit all at once. You have to top them low at planting, and prune them every summer to maintain size if you plant high density. Our trees are at 4 and 5 foot spacing. The more space, the larger tree you can grow. The closer the spacing, the more pruning required to maintain. You can go as close as zero feet, I’ve seen 4 apple trees planted in the same hole, no space. Three fig trees can be planted in one hole, and woven together to make one braided tree.
@@DaveWilsonTrees Thats fantastic to know!! Thanks alot for the reply! I'll definitely use this method going forward with planning the landscape
thanks for the info. i just got a few trees from you and need schooling
Love your videos. I always thought you are not supposed to take more than a third to half for pruning. Am I wrong.
That is the rule when bringing a full size tree down to manageable size. When establishing a new tree, lopping off most to re-grow a lower fruiting canopy is fine.
Hi Tom
Can Spicezee and Cot N Candy be trained as Espalier ?
Also how close can you plant plum to each other in order to make them really low tree ( 5 foot), like the one you just showed Santa rosa in the video..
Thanks
sandy
Thanks you, what's the size of the entire byoc demo garden? I'm thinking about buying some of your trees and setting something similar up. Please keep the info and vids coming.
What do you have wrapped around the base of the trees?
Tree protectors. Just milk cartons to protect from sunburn or animals.
And 10 years later… what happen with the Santa rosa and the grapes?
Both are still there, they’ve made it in to a few videos.
How far are the grapes planted in that setup?
How do you determine the fruiting branch?
WOW SO SAD LOOKING TREES AFTER THE TRIMMED 😁😁😁
Where the tree go???
I can heard that tree is crying