Pruning fruit trees - Ask Extension
Is it too late to do heavy pruning on my apple and cherry trees? I live in Marcola.
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Pruning fruit trees #893593
Asked March 04, 2025, 1:19 PM EST
Is it too late to do heavy pruning on my apple and cherry trees? I live in Marcola.
Lane County Oregon
Expert Response
Probably not. You can always remove dead, diseased and weak or crossing wood. Best to leave the rest for the summer pruning.
Summer pruning? I thought the heavy stuff was always done in the dormant season.
Probably not. You can always remove dead, diseased and weak or crossing wood. Best to leave the rest for the summer pruning.
Perhaps my response was misleading. March is not a good time to do heavy pruning. August is mostly for suckers and watersprouts (branches going straight up and new). Best time to prune heavily is late November thru early January. Sorry for any confusion.
