Uploaded March 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A simple video showing just one lesson-how and when to cut out a whole fruiting unit (i.e. a branch and all the attached smaller branches and twigs) when it is past its best. Typically this will be hanging low as the weight of fruit has pulled it down. Its a very simple thing to do once you know why its a good idea. If you are pruning an old tree and are in a real hurry, 2 or 3 carefully chosen saw cuts like this will do a lot of good even if you don't have time to follow up and do all the smaller work.
There is more to it that this, but if the pruner grasps this simple lesson that is an advantage.
A simple video showing just one lesson-how and when to cut out a whole fruiting unit (i.e. a branch and all the attached smaller branches and twigs) when it is past its best. Typically this will be hanging low as the weight of fruit has pulled it down. Its a very simple thing to do once you know why its a good idea. If you are pruning an old tree and are in a real hurry, 2 or 3 carefully chosen saw cuts like this will do a lot of good even if you don't have time to follow up and do all the smaller work.
There is more to it that this, but if the pruner grasps this simple lesson that is an advantage.
