Apricot Tree Training Year 3

Description: #How to prune a young apricot tree #Apricot tree pruning #How to train your apricot tree
#When to prune fruit trees #Pruning apricot trees
Gary L. Heilig retired Michigan State University Horticulture Educator discusses 3rd year training (pruning) of an apricot tree
During the 3rd year, you can see that most of the growth is at the top of the tree. Our goal this year is to prune the major branches by removing upward and downward growing wood, dead branches, crossing branches, suckers at the base of the plant, and by making bench cuts to continue to encourage outward growth.

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  • @mbgcweather8517
    @mbgcweather85175 жыл бұрын

    I dont think I have ever been more excited for a video! I was waiting for this all season. Thank you for the video

  • @bestillranch6870
    @bestillranch68708 ай бұрын

    Thank you! This is the first video that made sense to me, as a novice who planted 2 apricot trees with no idea what I was doing. Mostly I chose apricot trees for nostalgia since I had one when I was a young child, growing up at my parent’s home.

  • @GaryHeilig

    @GaryHeilig

    7 ай бұрын

    I try to keep it simple. Let me know if you have topics you would like me to cover.

  • @michaeldougfir9807
    @michaeldougfir98075 жыл бұрын

    Greetings from California, Thank you Gary for a new, excellent training/pruning video. Every time I bring up your channel I think you are better. Thanks for the emphasis on bud direction, for standing back now and then to inspect the work, and for the details of branches to leave or remove. This is how I have done it in my business since the '80s. Sir, you are appreciated.

  • @erigoasparago
    @erigoasparago Жыл бұрын

    This is awesome! I love your clear explanation style, and very to the point information. I learned so much here.

  • @SpanishEclectic
    @SpanishEclectic6 ай бұрын

    I've been pruning roses for decades, and have shaped orange trees, but this will be my first year with a young apricot and two plums. I see the basic philosophies are the same. I appreciate how detailed you are with explaining your thought process, but also encourage people not to be afraid, and just "do it".

  • @Baldershemlighet
    @Baldershemlighet5 жыл бұрын

    You are making the best pruning videos I've ever watched. Very informative and detailed! Thanks a lot! (You've made us curious about the apricot trees blooming or not; please keep us updated.)

  • @HerefordGal
    @HerefordGal Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for a very explanatory video! I have a young 3-year-old apricot tree that has many small spindly branches going everywhere off of the main branches. Now I have a good idea of what I need to do.

  • @josephdidonna1956
    @josephdidonna19564 жыл бұрын

    Only a few more months.... year 4! Such good info and especially since we get to see the tree year after year. A+ Content, sir.

  • @redherring1548
    @redherring15482 жыл бұрын

    Thank you from Australia! Excellent video.

  • @ccthepope
    @ccthepope5 жыл бұрын

    Gary, As always great video !

  • @emilyallen8379
    @emilyallen83793 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I was so helpful to listen to your explanation as you pruned.

  • @russellniebolt1493
    @russellniebolt14932 жыл бұрын

    Great info on a detailed level. Thanks Gary!

  • @Peaceluv001
    @Peaceluv0015 жыл бұрын

    Very informative 👍🏽 Thanks 😊

  • @jaywedge3571
    @jaywedge35712 жыл бұрын

    How is this tree doing?!

  • @cathynandhavan7662
    @cathynandhavan766211 ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @duminicad
    @duminicad4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sir, much appreciated!

  • @kimuseni
    @kimuseni Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @mormonslayer71
    @mormonslayer715 жыл бұрын

    Of all my fruit trees APRICOT is one I hate to prune, it seems like the more I prune the bigger the tree gets. Also flowers way too early. seems like I'm not getting any apricot fruit like you this year, we surpose to get a couple of inches of snow tonight and the flowers are in full bloom.

  • @mikemcpherson6492
    @mikemcpherson64923 жыл бұрын

    Nice job

  • @lukemarchionne
    @lukemarchionne3 жыл бұрын

    When will you do year 4?

  • @vishvendrachauhan7267
    @vishvendrachauhan72673 жыл бұрын

    A like for the front picture 👍

  • @abhimanyoubhadu1410
    @abhimanyoubhadu14105 жыл бұрын

    very nice video Dear big brother

  • @mbgcweather8517
    @mbgcweather85175 жыл бұрын

    One question....if the winter was cold are the young trees less likely to fruit? We went down to -26

  • @kirstleighhan

    @kirstleighhan

    2 жыл бұрын

    Look up chill hours needed for your fruit variety. Chill hours are the hours between temps 45°-32°, and any temps below 32° deduct from that number. So if you had too many very cold hours, but not enough per your fruit variety’s required chill hours, they will not set the fruit you want. Does that help?

  • @michaelrichmond7892
    @michaelrichmond78925 жыл бұрын

    Hi Gary, do you think we can see a Raspberry update video this summer?

  • @GaryHeilig

    @GaryHeilig

    5 жыл бұрын

    It in my list of thing to video tape. Thanks for watching.

  • @HeyAstor
    @HeyAstor5 жыл бұрын

    did it fruit?

  • @doriancalon4997
    @doriancalon4997 Жыл бұрын

    I cant find year 4

  • @mikemcpherson6492
    @mikemcpherson64923 жыл бұрын

    What state and month are you doing this

  • @Paulus4345

    @Paulus4345

    2 жыл бұрын

    winter time? I see no leafs.

  • @sathyanarayanalingiah6915
    @sathyanarayanalingiah69153 жыл бұрын

    fine but when is the fruit growing ?

  • @Paulus4345

    @Paulus4345

    2 жыл бұрын

    Most of the time fruit starts growing in the spring and keeps doing so until the end of fall.

  • @МастерЪ
    @МастерЪ2 жыл бұрын

    Абрикос на Урале, Россия -- kzread.info/dash/bejne/a4uAlcx7YK_ZhtY.html