Written by Mandy Bradshaw, Garden Media Guild member, PPA Garden Journalist of the Year 2018, GMG Blogger of the year finalist.
Pruning your patio fruit trees will keep them to the desired size and shape, and ensure you get good crops of fruit. During the early years, a light tidy up is all that's required. But when your dwarf fruit trees reach maturity, pruning should follow the same guidelines as for their traditional sized counterparts. Here, horticultural expert Mandy Bradshaw explains how to prune mini apple, pear, plum, cherry, apricot and peach trees.
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Dwarf apple and pear trees should be pruned between November and early March when they’re dormant:
Stone fruit trees like dwarf plums, cherries, apricots and peaches grown in containers need little pruning. The guiding principle should be to remove dead, diseased or weak growth and ensure that branches are not crossing.
If you do need to cut them back, wait until late spring to prune apricots or peaches, and leave cherries and plums until summer to prevent infections such as silver leaf or canker.
We hope you've enjoyed this article and you now know how to properly care for your patio fruit trees. If you have regular-sized fruit trees that need maintaining, visit comprehensive hub page for more information and expert fruit trees advice. Or if you're interested primarily in container-sized plants, learn from our patio plants guides.
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