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Apple trees are susceptible to many diseases, and because pruning involves leaving open wounds from branch cuts, it's best to do so when the trees are dormant, says Ferguson.
Pome fruit trees are deciduous, and undergo a dormant winter period that requires cold temperatures to break dormancy in spring. [1] Well-known pomes include the apple , pear , and quince . [ 1 ]
Trees should be pruned and trained while dormant in the dead of winter. And once their competition is removed, the tree's own limbs need to be worked on because it actually shades itself.
A community apple orchard originally planted for productive use during the 1920s, in Westcliff on Sea (Essex, England), illustrating long neglected trees that have recently been pruned to renew their health and cropping potential. Fruit tree pruning is the cutting and removing of selected parts of a fruit tree.
Predictive dormancy occurs when an organism enters a dormant phase before the onset of adverse conditions. For example, photoperiod and decreasing temperature are used by many plants to predict the onset of winter. Consequential dormancy occurs when organisms enter a dormant phase after adverse conditions have arisen. This is commonly found in ...
The white paper is effective in reflecting the heat of the sun off the tree. The paper should be applied after the tree has gone dormant for the winter and taken off before it becomes active again. If the paper is left on too long it can interfere with the growth of the tree and harbor insects that may damage the tree.
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Stone fruit trees and certain other plants of temperate climate develop next year's buds in the summer. In the autumn the buds become dormant, and the switch to proper, healthy dormancy is triggered by a certain minimum exposure to chilling temperatures. Lack of such exposure results in delayed and substandard foliation, flowering and fruiting.