Pear treesPruning your pear tree every year helps to promote its growth and ability to bear fruit in addition to protecting it from infectionsIn the winter, you should get rid of the oldest branches of your tree.Keep your tree happy and healthy by Thinning it out into a pleasing shape.
Step 1: Remove dead or damaged branches.
The origin of the damage should be taken into account when removing dead, damaged or diseased wood.If it's all dead or damaged, this may mean cutting an entire large area.When the rest of the tree is in bloom, an area that does not have leaves will be damaged or dead.Prune your tree in the spring or summer if you want to remove dead or damaged branches.
Step 2: The base of the trunk is where the cut sprout comes from.
These are called suckers because they are part of the root system and not the fruiting system on top.They don't have anything to do with your pear tree.Prune the spouts at their origin.
Step 3: Straight vertical sprouts should be removed from the main branches.
If you see a straight, vertical sprout growing from a branch of your tree, that's a water sprout.They look different from other branches because they occur on main branches, have no curve, and grow straight up towards the sky.Water sprout should be cut from the main branch of the tree they are growing out of.
Step 4: Most of the time, don't cut fruiting spurs.
You don't need to worry about fruiting spurs on young trees because they grow on branches that were originally grown two years ago.They look like small branches growing off a main branch with fruit buds at the tip.Fruiting spurs take a long time to grow.In the year after fruiting, there will be more than one fruit bud in that spot.After 6 or 7 years, the spur will become congested with fruit buds and you can trim them to allow new fruiting spurs to grow elsewhere.If the branch is dead or damaged the only other reason to cut them is.
Step 5: Prune on a dry day.
Pruning your pear tree before it starts regrowth in the spring will help the tree grow where it was trimmed.When the leaves are not on the tree, you can better see what you are doing.It's a good idea to choose a dry day to fertilize your pear tree.Infections are more likely to get into the wet cuts if it is raining or snowing.
Step 6: A clean set of shears or a pruning saw is needed.
If your shears or saw are old and you don't know if they are sharp, you can either sharpen them yourself or take them to your local hardware store.
Step 7: Cut the branches flush with the slanted cuts.
Cuts that are slightly slanted will help keep water out of the cut.You want to make cuts against the larger branch that is being removed.When you make cuts, don't leave little stubs.A clean, slanted cut should be made against the larger branch.
Step 8: Every year, cut 20% of your tree.
If your tree is healthy, aim to remove 20% of the canopy in one year.This will not have much of an effect on younger trees.Pruning too hard will cause your tree to produce the vigorous upright branches called water sprouts which will crowd the tree.If your pile is more than 10% of your tree, it's time to stop.Wait until next year to get more trims.
Step 9: The wine-glass shape should have evenly distributed branches.
You want your pear tree to be shaped like a wine glass, with the trunk as the glass stem and the branches in an even, outward splayed growth.Allow for about 15 cm of air space between healthy branches to allow for good air circulation and reduce the risk of fungal infections.To ensure that you get the right shape and clearing away crowded areas effectively, occasionally step back from your tree and look at the overall shape.
Step 10: There are branches that grow downward.
Pear tree branches should grow upward and outward.If there are branches that are growing downward, they should be trimmed at their point of origin.Your goal is to have a tree with evenly distributed branches that play out in a pleasing pattern from the center.
Step 11: Prune branches that are near the tree's center.
A chaotic look in your tree is caused by branches that grow against the main flow of outward branches.At the point of origin where the branches meet a bigger branch is where you should Prune them.
Step 12: There are competing branches.
Pick the healthiest branch to keep if you find two or more branches growing from a single space at a narrow angle or from different points in a parallel fashion.The best angle from the center of the tree is around 2 or 10 o'clock.When they bear fruit, branches with wider angles can break easily.