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This is a breaking development for us because we weren’t expecting to see edible-quality ASPARAGUS sticks till spring 2019 😍😍😍
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KALE season in full swing 😍😍😍
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Crazy winter growth 😍
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Mostly for our chickens 🐓 and any leftovers for us!😂
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Before pruning your deciduous trees this autumn/winter, consider the following:
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Does your tree have spurs? (photo). Spurs are short stubby branches grown from larger lateral branches that produce your delicious fruit harvests for a number of popular deciduous trees
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Depending on the tree variety, spur sizes can range from short to long and can form in clusters or individually
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Some spurs can remain active for a number of years and therefore produce fruit at the same spot every year (ie apples, pomegranates). If you recognise and identify the spurs on these trees, they can make for a good looking and trained espalier tree but they should never be indiscriminately pruned unless you’re prepared to wait for new spurs to develop (as a result of an accidental prune)
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Other spurs like those belonging to nectarines and quince trees produce fruit-bearing spurs on second year wood and often these trees benefit from a prune to stimulate the growth of new branches that will bear fruit in their second year
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Some spurs form on first year wood but these trees are not as common as the trees that develop spurs on second year wood or trees than can produce spurs that fruit for a number of years. People will be familiar with fig trees often doing two rounds of fruiting with one batch done on first year wood
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Often when people ask “why didn’t I get any fruit this year?”, a closer look at pruning practices often reveals the disappointing secret especially on deciduous trees 😢
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Pruning whether it be for formative or maintenance purposes is important, however identifying the difference between fruit and non-fruiting branches makes for a safer prune with the result being a happier, healthier tree with an abundance of fruit 😍😍😍
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