From pruning to training fruit trees

This book reveals that the varieties are all different and that each of them has its own type of branching and fruiting.

From pruning to training fruit trees offers a new perspective on the growth and fruiting of fifteen different species (apricot, almond, cherry, chestnut, quince, fig, kiwi, hazelnut, walnut, olive, peach, pear, apple, plum, table grape).

No longer pruning fruit trees to obtain primarily a geometric and structured shape, but accompanying them in their natural development to quickly obtain good quality fruit and better behavior of the tree in the face of diseases: this is the goal that twenty-five authors and collaborators have set for themselves, under the coordination of Jean-Marie Lespinasse and Évelyne Leterme.

This book reveals that all varieties are different and that each possesses its own unique branching and fruiting pattern. Their natural structure is not only the most harmonious but also the most efficient. If we respect this natural tree structure and its fruiting method, we will no longer need to impose artificial pruning. We will act as educators, encouraging the characteristics of each variety. We can then suppress the often destructive "pruning reflex," which is disrespectful of nature and lacks any scientific or physiological justification. Let nature take its course and assist it according to its own instructions.

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Authors: Evelyne Leterme and Jean-Marie Lespinasse
Edition: Du Rouergue
Publication date: 2024
Pages: 324
ISBN: 978-2-8126-2570-1
Language: French