You can decide the height of the branches for picking fruit and/or how low to the ground they are for mowing around them. Pruning makes it possible for you to shape the tree. (For how to prune, read: Six Helpful Tips When Pruning Trees)
Three or four main branches with smaller limbs will carry fruit better than long, thin branches and improves weight distribution on your fruit tree. Pruning controls the height of a tree and the size of the branches. Thinning the limbs also helps produce fruit with less bruising and scarring.
The more leaves exposed to good light, the more energy that is produced. Thinning overgrown trees to remove dead or unhealthy limbs/branches to allow for better light infiltration is one of several reasons to prune your fruit trees. There may be rare occasions when it’s necessary to prune in the summer, for instance if you need to open a canopy for greater light penetration. This is when the trees are dormant, which reduces stress and allow cuts to heal or harden off. The ideal time to prune your fruit trees is in the late winter and early spring before bud-break, bloom and leaf emergence. Pay attention to the structure of your tree annually, and you’ll add years of better production. Pruning will improve the overall health and growth of your fruit tree. One key to preserving these delicious traditions is maintaining the health and productivity of the fruit trees in your own backyard through proper pruning methods. We take great delight from these and a variety of other fruits that grow in great abundance throughout the Intermountain West. Just for a moment, think about the last time you chomped on a mouthful of juicy peaches, savored freshly-made apricot jam or tasted a slice of warm apple pie.
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