Like other fruit trees
The aim of blending apricots is to ensure that the flowers, leaves and fruits are adequately supplied with:
- light
- Sun
- air
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Hobby gardeners thus offer their apricot tree good conditions for lush growth. A plentiful harvest follows depending on variety from July to September.
Important basics:
The apricot tree is primarily not pruned, but rather thinned out. When cutting, always make sure that the cut is slightly oblique. Ideally, a disinfected and very sharp cutting tool is used. When cutting, this must not squeeze the branches under any circumstances.
Tip: cut just above an eye that is pointing outwards.
For the prevention of pest infestation and Diseases treat larger cuts (around 2 euro each) with Tree sap. An ideal cut is also characterized by the fact that the apricot has a roof-shaped crown. An angle of 45 degrees is ideal.
In the first and second year after that, all competing shoots are cut. In this way the leading instinct can develop freely.
The following is blended:
- Deadwood
- Shoots with growth direction inwards
- Water shoots: vertically growing shoots
- damaged branches and twigs (e.g. eaten by animals)
- Cut off broom-like shoots (near the ground)
Finding the right time:
Regular blending after harvest is recommended for our regions. Depending on the variety, the summer cut takes place between August and October. In any case, there should be no signs of frosts yet.
If you miss this point in time, a winter cut is a good idea. Choose a frost-free moment between March and April. Make sure that it is primarily annual shoots that prune.
Tips & Tricks
In particularly loamy soils, apricot trees delight with their splendid growth. In these cases, the annual pruning plays an important role.
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