Don't Make This Pruning Mistake! | Apricot, Plum & Cherry Pruning

Stone fruit are one of our favorite types of fruit. From peaches to plums, cherries to hybrids, there are a lot of options out there. However, there's one important difference between pruning peach trees and plums/apricots/cherries and today we're showing you the mistake most of us have made when pruning these trees. Hopefully we can stop you from doing the same!
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  • @paul.1337
    @paul.13373 ай бұрын

    I remember watching a guy pruning a plum tree and him saying, "It never flowered yet despite being pretty old," and then start taking off all the "little branches."

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    We've been there and done that as well which is why we wanted to get this one out there!

  • @kzziggy

    @kzziggy

    Ай бұрын

    😂 that's hilarious

  • @jclivin5

    @jclivin5

    Ай бұрын

    It takes years to understand what to cut or not to cut. It’s crazy to think of those who prune all their trees accordingly to the videos they watch on KZread and think every tree is prune the same way. It’s a disaster ready to happen. This man is getting the idea 👍🏼

  • @CraftEccentricity
    @CraftEccentricity2 ай бұрын

    I think you are the only person on KZread to show this clearly, concisely, and with such great close up shots. Thank you

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed this one. We do try to give as much detail in our pruning videos as we can as it's a daunting task for fruit tree growers.

  • @CraftEccentricity

    @CraftEccentricity

    2 ай бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm It was brilliantly done.

  • @ilg212
    @ilg2122 ай бұрын

    Ugh I made a mistake! I pruned my trees before watching this video... I pruned most of the spurs off :( Lessons learned...

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    We were hoping to catch a few of us out there beforehand, but we've been in your shoes! The good news is, they do grow back over time.

  • @gardentherapySOS
    @gardentherapySOS3 ай бұрын

    I find your channel so much more informational than most that are out there. Thanks for taking the time to demonstrate pruning. I had no idea there was a difference in apricot/plum vs peach.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed this one. We had folks out for a pruning class and shared this tip with everyone as well. A few mentioned they made this very same mistake and we have as well in the past!

  • @nekoDan
    @nekoDan3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the informative video. I think the before and after shots really help us novices to understand the changes. Loved seeing the kitties “help” by climbing up the newly pruned trees!

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed this one. We try to get the best shot we can of that before and after.

  • @karentignor6567
    @karentignor65673 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing these tips on pruning these trees I had no idea about the little sprouting nubs that the plums grow from. Have a great rest of your day take care.😊

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Glad you found this one useful and thank you!

  • @jclivin5
    @jclivin5Ай бұрын

    I have 20 years of experience pruning stone fruit and I’ve seen a lot of channels lead the homestead community to disaster with pruning tip videos but I’m going to say you did a very great job 👍🏼 Good stuff

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you for that vote of confidence. We're still learning some of the ins and outs nearly 10 years down the road!

  • @jclivin5

    @jclivin5

    Ай бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm no problem brother! Keep up the good work. Your mastering something unimaginable and that’s bringing life to a desert and managing it right.

  • @hummingbirdheightsfarm
    @hummingbirdheightsfarm3 ай бұрын

    Hey, I did this and saved all my little sprouts on my apricot tree! It had hundreds on this 2 yr old last year, so happy to see we will have a good harvest again!

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Woohoo! Glad to hear it Cookie.

  • @brettshafer5319
    @brettshafer5319Ай бұрын

    Very informative with before and after pics thanks a bunch. B in Okanagan Canada

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed this one and found it useful. We do prune our trees a bit heavier due to our heavy winds, so keep that in mind!

  • @ME-dz2bg
    @ME-dz2bg2 ай бұрын

    Like your explanations, info and before and after pruning comparisons :) Cheers!

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed this one!

  • @bijou737
    @bijou7373 ай бұрын

    Thank you, Duane and Lori! Added benefit to pruning: good climbing spaces for the kitties!

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Oh my goodness, that's so true. Theo is our little climber and he climbed all the way to the top of one of our pruned Jujube trees last weekend. Probably a good 12' off the ground. Then he turned and climbed right back down! Little stinker.

  • @bijou737

    @bijou737

    3 ай бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm 😂

  • @SpanishEclectic
    @SpanishEclectic3 ай бұрын

    Good information presented clearly and simply. I love your kitties!

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed this one. Those cats are all over the place. We just started letting them roam about a month ago and they get the zoomies as soon as they're outside!

  • @mehrdadsharifi9081
    @mehrdadsharifi90812 ай бұрын

    Great useful information and I thank you for it. Keep up the great work, and good luck with the farm.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed this one and thank you!

  • @josephtpg2205
    @josephtpg2205Ай бұрын

    After you take your main cuts. Head back the tips of the smaller branches that are not spurs. This will allow more spur wood to form and make fir a more compact tree. Apricot, plum, prune spurs are identified by short finger like branches. They last about 7 years. Spurs on apple, cherry, pear identified by ruff wrinkle branches. Most trees or bushes that flower in frost zones , their new flower spurs form by mid July or August of previous year.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    Ай бұрын

    Great notes, thank you for posting!

  • @Pamsgarden213
    @Pamsgarden2133 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed this one Pam!

  • @2brntb
    @2brntb3 ай бұрын

    Nice and clear Duane👍

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed this one. We're trying to keep these shorter and to the point.

  • @great0789
    @great07893 ай бұрын

    Thank You! You may have just increased my production this year (year two). I am about to prune my Santa Rosa plums and Nanking Bush cherry (among many other things).

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Glad this was helpful. We made this exact same mistake on our first Santa Rosa plum on the old property and it cost us fruit for at least a season or two!

  • @pontetrucho-oz7it
    @pontetrucho-oz7it2 ай бұрын

    Thank you, Duane for your very helpful information. You explain everything very clearly and by showing us the before and after pictures, everything makes sense. Please continue to post your educational videos, really helps novice folks like my wife and I! Do you sell fruit to the public? We only just bought a small Gold Kist apricot. Thank you, Luis O.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Hey Luis, glad you enjoyed this one and congrats on that new apricot tree! We do have plans to sell fruit to the public. Assuming you're here in the Phoenix area, you'll want to join our customer email list through our website as that's the only way we announce events and products for sale.

  • @pontetrucho-oz7it

    @pontetrucho-oz7it

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks again, I just joined your email list. We live in Apache Junction, hopefully we can come by on your next workshop! Have a wonderful week! Luis @@EdgeofNowhereFarm

  • @rickyaguilera
    @rickyaguilera3 ай бұрын

    Thanks again sir very very helpful

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed this and found it useful!

  • @duaneingham5313
    @duaneingham53133 ай бұрын

    I was looking for information on when to prune an apricot tree. I also live in Arizona and have read over and over not to prune in the winter or on damp days because these trees are very susceptible to water-borne diseases. Then in February to March else where. Just watched your video about pruning in January, this month. Great video. Thanks, Duane

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Our extremely dry weather takes care of any issues when it comes to water-borne diseases and our trees break dormancy VERY early, so you need to get that Winter pruning done before February.

  • @duaneingham5313

    @duaneingham5313

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your instant reply. I'll get it done.@@EdgeofNowhereFarm

  • @TheFatTheist

    @TheFatTheist

    3 ай бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm No doubt! My Florida Prince Peach already has new leaves on it! It broke dormancy on the 28th of January!

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    @@TheFatTheist sounds like we're all on the same schedule this year Alan!

  • @Desertphile
    @DesertphileАй бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you found this one useful!

  • @MovingBlanketStudio
    @MovingBlanketStudio10 күн бұрын

    Thank you. I just bought an apricot, cherry, nectarine and apple from the box store. I wasn't aware about the spurs on the apricot.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    10 күн бұрын

    Glad we could keep you from making this mistake. We learned it the hard way several years ago!

  • @treeaddict
    @treeaddict3 ай бұрын

    Great info, thanks! Your voice sounds exactly like 'David the Goods' voice.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed this one. I've been told that a few times before and all I can say is I wish I had that guy's sense of humor. He's hilarious!

  • @eliasrifka1704
    @eliasrifka1704Ай бұрын

    I got a small tree of that Black amber plum this past February from a fruit trees nursery in another village. It grew so quick as you know.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    Ай бұрын

    How long does it normally take before setting fruit? Our plum trees are usually about 3 years after planting.

  • @Franko91352
    @Franko913522 ай бұрын

    ThankYou

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad you found this one useful!

  • @geoffmccoll4640
    @geoffmccoll46402 ай бұрын

    I liked your ginger cat in the back ground.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah, she's becoming quite the free range bird hunter these days!

  • @KashmirMovieProduction
    @KashmirMovieProduction2 ай бұрын

    Nice informative video ❤❤

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed this one and found it useful.

  • @MultiEldridge
    @MultiEldridge3 ай бұрын

    Awesome - I was just looking at my Methley, Santa Rosa, and Pluerry trees wondering how I should tackle them. How are you pruning your Weeping Santa Rosa?

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    We're treating the weeping Santa Rosa a bit different. We didn't film it this year, but we're trying to focus on it's shape more than production. Essentially removing all of the lower branching to give it a more open area under the canopy that we're able to stand under. Writing this out makes me realize we should probably show what we're doing next time around!

  • @taylorvanbuskirk8040
    @taylorvanbuskirk80403 ай бұрын

    I see the farm cats are present, and even Lori had a speechless cameo. Where has Lori been? Don't think we don't notice.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Hey Taylor! Lori always looks forward to this time of year. Being the shy one, she sits out the "How-to" content. We're trying to change things up a bit this year with fewer vlogs and more informational content which tends to be "evergreen" for us. Helps with keeping the views steady throughout the year.

  • @dvssayer5621

    @dvssayer5621

    3 ай бұрын

    I love informational videos! Im pruning my trees like this, even the Asian pears which have been super productive! But we will see this yr, since I pruned out the middle and all those branches shooting to the sky! Its tragic to prune, and to be pruned!😅

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    @@dvssayer5621 you'll have to let us know how the open center does on your Asian pears. We had good success with that on the old farm, but are trying more of a central leader on the 2 we have here.

  • @2brntb
    @2brntb3 ай бұрын

    Oh please do a video on how to prune jujube tree. Thanks.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    We filmed that last weekend and should have that up for you next week with plenty of time to prune until they break dormancy around here!

  • @2brntb

    @2brntb

    3 ай бұрын

    Awesom, thanks!@@EdgeofNowhereFarm

  • @thetackroomeu
    @thetackroomeu3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for posting such helpful videos! I wish I'd have known about your classes(I've since signed up for your mailing list). I was wondering if you could recommend a good book about pruning? I've watched so many videos but I'm still really hesitant to make any cuts, I'm afraid to do it wrong.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Shoot, it's a bummer you missed those classes! I don't have any books that I can recommend with confidence. Our unique growing conditions make for equally unique pruning challenges. Let me know what tree/variety you're looking to prune and maybe I can help.

  • @user-pj5rs5pc5f
    @user-pj5rs5pc5f3 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I did not know that about fruiting spurs. Are they a one time producer, like raspberries? Or will they produce again next year or just become another branch?

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Stone and pome fruit spurs can produce for multiple years.

  • @AbidAli-bv2gl
    @AbidAli-bv2gl3 ай бұрын

    Excellent video. Lot to learn. when will you Prune pomegranate and jujube tree

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Hey there Abid. Funny you should ask, we filmed the jujube pruning last weekend and plan on pruning the pomegranate on film tomorrow, so those should be out over the next couple of weeks.

  • @radutamas9014
    @radutamas90142 ай бұрын

    Hello from Romania! Excellent! IF !- you will have time...one minut for one branch....a plum tree branch at a low speed...will be great!! All the best!

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Hello from the US!! Please help me understand what you're asking. Are you wanting to see a close up shot of the cut itself?

  • @janet-Spirit_of_the_Living_God

    @janet-Spirit_of_the_Living_God

    2 ай бұрын

    It's helpful to slow down the speed of the video if you want a better view. Click on the "gear" shape, or whichever one let you choose the "playback speed".

  • @snowfuller7599
    @snowfuller75993 ай бұрын

    Great informative video. Is the pruning technique the same with nectarines or are they pruned same as peach? 👍

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    So nectarines and peaches are a bit different. We posted a video last week pruning our Nectaplum which is essentially a nectarine. I'll link that for you here if you want to take a peek; kzread.info/dash/bejne/eIug1cl8pM25grA.html

  • @snowfuller7599

    @snowfuller7599

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks mate. Wasnt sure if pure Nectarine was the same as the plums and apricots. 👍👍@@EdgeofNowhereFarm

  • @eliasrifka1704
    @eliasrifka1704Ай бұрын

    If you can grow Black Amber plums or Regina Claudia Verdi plum varieties you'll get OUTSTANDING productive , ultra tasty and strong growth. So many have grown in this Lebanese village Black Amber and what a late July -early September picks.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    Ай бұрын

    Ooh, now I have not heard of those. I'll have to see where we can source them, looks like some online nurseries have the Black Amber.

  • @TibiTips
    @TibiTips2 ай бұрын

    Eu las întotdeauna centrul pomului liber! Ajuta mult la fructificare cat si la maturarea acestora!

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Se pare că suntem pe aceeași pagină cu acesta. Mă bucur că funcționează bine pentru tine!

  • @justbecause3187
    @justbecause31872 ай бұрын

    Well that's certainly a bit different to how i had been pruning my two year old apricot trees. I went for one main leader in the middle after having seen a video about the risk of fruit trees splitting down the middle if you have codominant leaders. Your way does look to enable good air flow and easy harvesting though, so i might have to reassess my approach.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Apricot trees can be a problem if they get too top heavy. They're prone to breaking at the graft point in our experience, so the first few years in particular we work to keep the tree shorter relative to the trunk size (hence the open center). It's one of the reasons we still pruned these 4 year old trees a bit heavier than we will in the future.

  • @justbecause3187

    @justbecause3187

    2 ай бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm thanks for the info. Snapped tree trunks are certainly not the outcome that I'm going for, so it looks like they're in for a trim.

  • @MWinklerBooks
    @MWinklerBooks3 ай бұрын

    Oh no! I forgot all about my Thompson grapevines LOL They're about 2 years old. Can I use your video about 1 year old Spur and Cane pruning as a guide? It's been nice and warm the last few days at my house in Glendale and I don't want to miss my window.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Now is definitely the time for those grapes. We usually prune them in early February as they're one of the last things to break dormancy around here! As for pruning, the 1 year old video would be a decent one to work from. Usually in year two you're not necessarily needing to cane prune, but that depends on their growth last season.

  • @MWinklerBooks

    @MWinklerBooks

    3 ай бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thanks so much 😁 I’ll see if I can get to it tomorrow or next weekend.

  • @TheTamrock2007
    @TheTamrock2007Ай бұрын

    I just got my first plum tree, a Stanley plum. Watched to learn how to care for it. Curious what you painted the trunks with, and am guessing its a insect deterrent?

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    Ай бұрын

    Congrats on that tree! I'll link to a video for you here where we discuss the paint; kzread.info/dash/bejne/iYqcwauqeMW-o5M.html

  • @TheTamrock2007

    @TheTamrock2007

    Ай бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thanks so much, going to have a look .

  • @realstatistician
    @realstatistician2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing. How much does pruning like this usually decrease the lifespan of the tree?

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    The fruiting lifetime of these trees is usually around 25 years regardless of how they're pruned. Unless you cut them down, they can live for many decades beyond that. That's actually true of most grafted trees. Citrus is known to revert to it's root stock after a few decades, but the trees can be around for much longer than any of us will be!

  • @realstatistician

    @realstatistician

    2 ай бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm Good to know. I’ve always heard about apple and pear trees living for up to a century, but I’ve never heard of that in a cultivated/orchard setting. Didn’t think about how it could be due to graft or shaping. Citrus makes sense, they’re almost more of shrubs than trees, kind of.

  • @TheFatTheist
    @TheFatTheist3 ай бұрын

    My wife always takes the sticks from when I prune our peach trees and puts them in a vase in the house with water. They will bloom and grow leaves just like the ones outside. It is so beautiful as a decoration. Does this work for plums and apricots too?

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Hey Alan. We haven't tried it before, but I would imagine they will root out as well. Makes me wonder if it wouldn't be worth doing the same with the everbearing mulberry cuttings!

  • @KevinDiaz-dq5iv
    @KevinDiaz-dq5ivАй бұрын

    Hello! Thank you for these videos. Can i prune my trees if they started flowering? I just saw this and my fruit trees have started flowering!

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    Ай бұрын

    If they're starting to bud out, I would hold off on making any pruning cuts. You would probably be ok, but it's best to wait until Fall on most of your stone fruit.

  • @KevinDiaz-dq5iv

    @KevinDiaz-dq5iv

    Ай бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm perfect, to be safe i will wait for next winter. So far still young looking trees. As far as fertilzing trees with irrigation rings covered in heavy mulch like you do, what is best way to add granular fertilizer? Do you open up the mulch every 3 months of fertilization?

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    Ай бұрын

    @@KevinDiaz-dq5iv Yes, that's exactly how we handle fertilizing. Not only does it get the fertilizer down to where the irrigation is running, it also removes some new soil out of the ring which accumulates over time. You can leave that new soil around the tree (what we do) or use it elsewhere in your garden.

  • @KevinDiaz-dq5iv

    @KevinDiaz-dq5iv

    Ай бұрын

    perfect brother! thank you, I also add earthworm castings when i fertilize since I have heavy clay soil. Have you ever practiced using it? @@EdgeofNowhereFarm

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    Ай бұрын

    @@KevinDiaz-dq5iv we haven't added worm castings directly, but everywhere we have irrigation and mulch we have worms doing their thing right there! It's one of many advantages of using manure based fertilizers. Lots for the wigglers to chow down on!

  • @thomaslawson4253
    @thomaslawson425310 күн бұрын

    love all the cats

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    10 күн бұрын

    They are real characters, aren't they?

  • @thomaslawson4253

    @thomaslawson4253

    10 күн бұрын

    i have 5 cats and 30 fruit trees in montana. it warmed up in feb then cooled off. all my new chinese morman apricots soon died. i have an area that is shaded in early spring then sunny during the summer. do you think this would be a good place to replant chinese apricot. if you have time i have my wildlife pictures on face book " thomas lawson" sitting on a white horse in bubble photo.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    9 күн бұрын

    @@thomaslawson4253 hmm, that may be a tough spot for those trees. One of the reasons we have so much growth and production is the long growing season and completely full sun these are grow in. If it's shaded for a portion of the short growing season you guys have them may struggle.

  • @thomaslawson4253

    @thomaslawson4253

    9 күн бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm great point !

  • @joannehill3164
    @joannehill31642 ай бұрын

    I have a plum tree with a lot of fruiting spurs but some of them look like thorns and are very sharp. Could you tell me what that is? It’s a bubblegum plum tree. Thanks.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    It sounds like you're describing the fruiting spurs on a plum tree. They look like a pointy, small branch. Apricots are not pointy like that.

  • @edouart
    @edouart2 ай бұрын

    Would it be faster to plant four trees, instead of working so hard to get four branches? Thanks for videos 😊

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Well, I never thought about it that way. If nothing else, 4 more trees means at least 16 more branches!! 😂😂

  • @edouart

    @edouart

    2 ай бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm 🙃😄

  • @tadeuszmichaelwlodarczyk3120
    @tadeuszmichaelwlodarczyk31202 ай бұрын

    Where do you get your water FROM in the desert For Your Tree's??? Otherwise Great Show ✔️✔️💯

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed this one. If you're interested, I'll link to an episode we did on our water situation for you here; kzread.info/dash/bejne/n3hh18WBhrHZlag.html

  • @simonmeszaros2770
    @simonmeszaros277025 күн бұрын

    I have 3 years old apricot, much smaller but healthy. similarly low branching. But i am not sure how to get it to shape. I have 3 main branches, but one the strongest is codominant with vertical central branch where i was planning to set second etage. I am now worried about that codominant, should i remove it and leave only two main branches and central branch?

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    25 күн бұрын

    If they're both truly co-dominant you'll want to cut back to one. If I'm understanding correctly, over time these 2 trunks will grow together which can cause disease issues.

  • @Hayseed26
    @Hayseed262 ай бұрын

    Do you buy full sized apricot, peach, cherry & plum trees or do you procure semi-dwarf sized trees? Have a good friend who ran an apple orchard in Minnesota. They decide early on that semi-dwarf were easier to work with, took less space but didn't live as long. Which he took as a side benefit as the buying public's taste change, so they would then select newly popular breeds of apples.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    All of our stone fruit is on semi-dwarfing root stock, but we still have to heavily prune them back each season due to their aggressive growth. I can't imagine how quickly they would grow on full size stock!!

  • @alessiofe
    @alessiofe2 ай бұрын

    Dear Americans, your guides when it comes to cut down trees are amazing, you are the best at that. But man, pruning is not your thing at all.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    That's funny. 😂

  • @alessiofe

    @alessiofe

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@EdgeofNowhereFarmpruning is ultimately space and energy management. what you did there is like working as real estate constructor and having the owner coming once per year with a bulldozer, he then proceeds to destroy half your work then leaves without telling you anything. so much labour and materials wasted.

  • @cristigorman9800
    @cristigorman9800Ай бұрын

    Where did you get a plum/cherry tree? I couldn't quite make out what you said.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    Ай бұрын

    The SatLap (Satsuma Plum/Lapins Cherry hybrid) that we have on the property is only available through RSI Growers in Glendale, AZ as far as I know. The Sweet Treat Pluerry is a Dave Wilson tree that you would need to buy through a Dave Wilson Nursery distributor. I'm not sure who would have those right now as it's the end of that season for us here in AZ. The Urban Farm Fruit Tree program is where we purchased our original tree from.

  • @ebzer16
    @ebzer163 ай бұрын

    Is open center ok for very windy conditions? I’m worried that if all the branches come out of the same location they would be more prone to break.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    I'm not sure how windy it is for you guys, but we get very windy out here as well. It's normal for us to have 30-40 mph gusts, especially during the summer growing season. The open center can actually help with that, especially if you're maintaining it (the center) with some Summer pruning. This allows the wind to pass through the tree itself. That being said, be careful with apricot trees. They are VERY prone to breaking at the graft point in our experience. In fact, it's one of the reasons we tend to prune them back heavily each season. You'll lose a bit of production, but you keep the tree!

  • @ebzer16

    @ebzer16

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you that helped!

  • @no3ruben
    @no3ruben2 ай бұрын

    What's the white thing on your trees? And how do you use it?

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    That is trunk paint. I'll link a video for you here detailing how and why we use it; kzread.info/dash/bejne/iYqcwauqeMW-o5M.html

  • @alanshrimpton6787
    @alanshrimpton67872 ай бұрын

    My plum in NZ I've tried to espalier but I keep trying to cut down the higher branches and it wants to go up and now it's a constant battle of multiple branches at about 5 foot tool. I feel I need to take it right off and encourage growth again lower. It's close to 7 years old and the trunk is a good diameter. I got one plum last year sadly. I think it's trying to grow than fruit.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Hmm, this is an interesting challenge. Plums like ours (and it sounds yours are similar) want to grove very vertical and they also grow aggressively. I imagine this is what you're running into. I haven't attempted an Espalier plum before, so I wouldn't have good advice. Hopefully somebody here will see your comment and have some ideas for you. 🤞

  • @alanshrimpton6787

    @alanshrimpton6787

    2 ай бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm thanks. At least I didn't cut off fruit spurs. It has very little flowers and seems to flower early and I think bees aren't very active. But it's never full of flowers like some plums

  • @apple-horti-786
    @apple-horti-7862 ай бұрын

    Nice sir Watching from kashmir India What is treatment of leaf curl in peach plants

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Hello from the US! We don't have issues with peach leaf curl here on the property, so I don't have a good suggestion for you on that.

  • @laleki9
    @laleki9Ай бұрын

    Do you seal your cuts so that disease doesn't come in the prune wounds?

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    Ай бұрын

    No, we are so dry here it's not necessary. There's some debate as to whether sealant is a good idea under any circumstances. The theory being it may actually seal in disease that would have otherwise not been an issue.

  • @chulasexychica11
    @chulasexychica113 ай бұрын

    Can i prune trees even when rain comes in 4 days ? Or wait 3 weeks of rain ? That will cut me really short of trees waking up.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    You can definitely still prune with rain coming. In fact, our nectarine pruning video we posted last week was shot with rain both before and after it was pruned.

  • @wishbone54
    @wishbone54Ай бұрын

    Do the same fruiting spurs fruit every year? Or just one year?

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    Ай бұрын

    They fruit for multiple years and eventually die out. It varies by type of tree and variety.

  • @wishbone54

    @wishbone54

    Ай бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thanks.

  • @haydensmith2737
    @haydensmith27373 ай бұрын

    Can you root those cuttings?

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    We have not attempted that, but you probably can. The main issue with stone fruit is the fragility of the natural rooting systems. They would not survive our soil conditions.

  • @70sfred1
    @70sfred13 ай бұрын

    I live in Ohio and I have a Moorpark Apricot and what month should I prune mine?

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    We prune ours about 4-6 weeks before they break dormancy. For us that's the month of January as they can break dormancy as early as late February and always by early March. Our last frost date is usually in mid-February. That being said, you can usually prune anytime during the dormancy season. One caveat, you do want to prune them when you're not going to have heavy rain/snow in the immediate days following your pruning. This way you're allowing the tree to heal over before water is introduced. That's not a concern for us here as we're so very dry, but it would be for you in Ohio.

  • @70sfred1

    @70sfred1

    2 ай бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thank you and just subscribed!

  • @enaLttaM
    @enaLttaM2 ай бұрын

    Quick question- You have SO much mulch ready to use on the property, why not fully mulch your entire orchard area? Why leave the roads between your fruit trees bare soil? Wouldn't mulching it improve overall soil health on the property?

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    You make a great point and the main reason is it's actually a very limited resource for us this far out of the city and we have a lot of areas we constantly have to backfill. We also have regular group tours on the property and want to keep some of those areas clear for folks to enjoy walking through the orchard.

  • @YousefSh-em3dj
    @YousefSh-em3dj2 ай бұрын

    لدي شجرة مشمش تزهر بكثرة لكن لا تثمر. ارجو المساعده. وشكرا

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    حسنًا، هذا غريب. هناك بعض الأشياء التي يمكن أن تكون المشكلة. الأول هو المناخ. إنهم يحتاجون إلى بعض الوقت البارد خلال فصل الشتاء ليؤتيوا ثمارهم. كما أنها تحتاج إلى التلقيح. عادة ما يكون ذلك من النحل، لذلك إذا لم يكن لديك ما يكفي من الملقحات فقد تحتاج إلى تلقيح الزهور يدويًا. قضية أخرى يمكن أن تكون الإجهاد. عدم كفاية الري، ونقص الخصوبة (الأسمدة)، ومشاكل في التربة، وحتى كثرة الرياح يمكن أن تسبب الكثير من الضغط وستسقط الشجرة الزهور. وأخيرا، يمكن أن يكون عمر الشجرة مشكلة. إنهم بحاجة إلى النمو لبضع سنوات قبل أن ينجحوا في إنتاج الفاكهة. أعتذر إذا لم يترجم هذا بشكل جيد!

  • @YousefSh-em3dj

    @YousefSh-em3dj

    2 ай бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm اشكرك على الرد. عمر الشجرة 3 سنوات حتى انا قلت قد يكون العمر مزال صغيرا. وشكرا. مرة أخرى.

  • @lianagilbert61
    @lianagilbert612 ай бұрын

    don't your trees burn up in the boiling hot summer there? i have a mini orchard. i got dwarf fruit trees from online orchards. my apricot is definitely not dwarf. it's gone mad. i had cut an open center but it looks like a tornado of branches probably 12 ft tall. i am attacking it today cause you have given me the knowledge and motivation to teach it a lesson.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Crazy as it may sound, our fruit trees do really well here in the sun and heat! Apricot trees really do grow very quickly and can easily get a bit too top heavy if not kept under control, so prune away!!

  • @ZiraatmuhendisiTarmDansman
    @ZiraatmuhendisiTarmDansman2 ай бұрын

    Türkçe alt yazı ekler misiniz

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Bunu çözmeye çalışacağım, ancak benim açımdan bunun nerede otomatikleştirilebileceğini göremiyorum.

  • @ricardocadilha5804
    @ricardocadilha58042 ай бұрын

    I thought cherry trees required a lot of cold winter hours to produce.😮

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Traditional cherries do and we are not able to grow those here. However, we have cherry/plum hybrids which do really well for us.

  • @mirleydamazio628
    @mirleydamazio6282 ай бұрын

    Olá ! Fiquei de passar informações sobre a palma forrageira para vocês... A palma forrageira compreende as plantas de diversas espécies dos gêneros Opuntia e Nopalea, ambas da família cactácea. O gênero Opuntia tem como centro de origem, o México. Opuntia cochinillifera é a mais encontrada no nordeste do Brasil, região semi árida. Funciona como base alimentar de bovinos, caprinos e ovinos. Também pode ser utilizada em receitas para alimentação humana. Essa região do Brasil é árida e muito quente, não faz frio. As estações são marcadas por período de chuvas e período das secas. A agrofloresta( sintropia, permacultura) tem funcionado bem nessas áreas, e está se expandindo pelo país inteiro. Acredito que algumas frutíferas dessa região poderão funcionar bem em sua área, pois no período de secas, elas tendem a hibernar. ❤❤

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Ah ok. Temos nopales crescendo na fazenda, mas não em grande extensão. Eles se dão muito bem para nós aqui sem irrigação.

  • @geeyoupee
    @geeyoupee2 ай бұрын

    Doesn't removing that much wood break the 30% rule? Won't it cause the tree to grow a bunch of water sprouts?

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    We usually push that rule a bit, especially with younger trees that we're still trying to establish. Once we're into year 5 and beyond we scale back and focus on production.

  • @williampatrickfurey
    @williampatrickfurey3 ай бұрын

    So my ocean element theory turns out to be correct, check the amount of taurine in particular foods(certain shellfish from particular areas), what it does for people's heart health and energy levels, and AND IT'S EFFECTS ON PLANTS...I PROMISE YOU'LL LOVE THIS INTEL. It wasn't just iodine that was robbed from us but our health and time on this Earth, as you'd never have to cut your yield short with these nutrient compounds. Also, it's not something that'll be as good out of a supplement; it's common knowledge that the mechanics before and after the production of such compounds do many more beneficial things and that mechanisms can all together stop functioning correctly when supplements are used too frequently (this would be removing all natural options for far too long).

  • @williampatrickfurey

    @williampatrickfurey

    3 ай бұрын

    www.google.com/search?q=effects+of+taurine+on+plant+growth&hl=en_US&pli=1 this hints at benefits pertaining to the absorption spectrum, other similar looking searches haven't resulted in a similar fashion

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    3 ай бұрын

    Hmm, that's interesting. I'm familiar with Taurine, but had not considered it as a supplement for a plant!

  • @williampatrickfurey

    @williampatrickfurey

    3 ай бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm to save you time, search "taurine's effect on plants", then "effects of taurine on plants"; they'll both yield the same initial link but with different excerpts. I believe the real working government would want us to have the truth. I'm not sure I'd use it as a supplement exactly though, there are so many things necessary for the human body to produce it and it seems that, when used as a supplement, there are chances of other faculties of the body being neglected; although, 6g daily for a year was apparently deemed acceptable when our western diet was shown to give only 40mg-400mg daily. Plants, I believe would've received it from migrations of sea life(water, land, and air species), containing necessary nutrients, which has dwindled by approximately 75% of the known species in the last 50 years. Keep in mind cattle like buffalo would've made passes coinciding with the weather also.

  • @juliosdiy3206
    @juliosdiy3206Ай бұрын

    Too late i already cut.the.fruit.spurs off of my plums dumb me. I will save some spurs for next year.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    Ай бұрын

    Oh no! We were hoping to catch you beforehand. The good news is, the tree will put on new ones for you and depending on the age of the tree it may still put on a few fruit from spurs you can't see yet. Fingers crossed for you...🤞

  • @juliosdiy3206

    @juliosdiy3206

    Ай бұрын

    @@EdgeofNowhereFarm yes i saw a few from the methley i hope its enough to pollunate the other two this year but i dont know why the Black Ice and Tonka did not pollunate each other last year though the Tonka was flowering crazy for 2 yrs now.

  • @vernonsteinkamp1088
    @vernonsteinkamp10882 ай бұрын

    You didn't discuss when to prun.

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    2 ай бұрын

    Not in this one, but we did discuss it a few weeks back. I'll link that for you here; kzread.info/dash/bejne/qH6oxMFpm8Wfgco.html

  • @user-wb1ov3jq2u
    @user-wb1ov3jq2uАй бұрын

    سلام داداش خیلی شدید هرس کردی واسه زردالو این قدر هرس لازم نیست

  • @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    @EdgeofNowhereFarm

    Ай бұрын

    سلام. با رشد بسیار قوی که در زردآلوهای خود می بینیم، باید آن را در چند سال اول هرس کنیم. ما 2 درخت زردآلو را بعد از اینکه خیلی بزرگ شدند و در محل پیوند شکستند در اثر باد از دست دادیم. هنگامی که این درختان 4-5 ساله شدند (سال آینده) به آنها اجازه می دهیم بزرگتر شوند.

  • @user-wb1ov3jq2u

    @user-wb1ov3jq2u

    Ай бұрын

    سلام اوکی هرس شما زیبا بود ولی اینجا سبکتر هرس میکنیم آرزوی سلامتی وروزهای خیلی خوب برات دارم