Fruit Tree Pruning

The following resources are provided by Master Gardener Allen Buchinski.

Presentation Material:

• Backyard Pruning Presentation (PDF) 

Links:

• The California Backyard Orchard (University of California)
• Fruit Trees: Training and Pruning Deciduous Trees (PDF), CHUCK INGELS, UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Environmental Horticulture, Sacramento County; PAMELA M. GEISEL, UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor, Environmental Horticulture, Fresno County; CAROLYN L. UNRUH, UC Cooperative Extension staff writer
• Calendar of Operations (search on UC ANR website)

Books:

•  California Master Gardener Handbook
• The Home Orchard: Growing Your Own Deciduous Fruit and Nut Trees, University of California
• Pests of the Garden and Small Farm, Mary Louise Flint, University of California
• How to Prune Fruit Trees, R. Sandford Martin