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GOOD BOOK

I have it. Bought it on Amazon for $15-20 for a new paperback.

Good book. Get it.

Okay,thanks a lot.

Christopher Brickell and David Joyce are both British and this is essentially a Royal Society book. I have it and enjoy the many training methods which are a little different, but always keep in mind it is from a UK perspective. Al

I remember this book from years ago and as I recall it is close to useless in figuring how to prune fruit trees.

H-man,

Could you please expand on "I recall it is close to useless in figuring how to prune fruit trees."?

I am about to order this book on line but I do value your opinion. Thank you.

There's also this.

Here is a link that might be useful: Moulton Pruning Video, with User Commentary

Yes,thanks bboy.I saw that on Raintree's site also.I attended one of Gary's pruning workshop's earlier last year at Raintree's day of classes.He's very knowledgeable. Brady

Pruning is a very complex topic, one could easily write an entire book about pruning apple trees alone, partially because every apple variety has their own growth habit. A book written for general pruning of all woody perennials would have to be an encyclopedia to adequately address the issues of pruning fruit plants.

When I was trying to really understand pruning I found books such as Harris's book, "Arboriculture" on Prentice Hall far more useful in helping me understand the underlying principles of pruning than an illustrated "how to" book such as the one we are discussing.

Develop a basic understanding of tree physiology first of all. There are some free sources of this kind of info including this one.

Here is a link that might be useful: physiology of pruning fruit trees

Thanks for responding harvestman and for including the link.I don't know if there is a one size fits all book or teaching aid.If there is,I haven't found it.But from a number of different sources,I think things can be gleaned that are helpful. Brady

Also, some people are better adapted to a visual guide while others need conceptual guidance. However an all purpose book about pruning all plants can only take you so far.

NAFEX has a free library for members which includes many old pruning books for fruit production. For the price of postage you can read about pruning all winter.

Thank you H-man for your responses and the link.

I'd also like to thank others for their input here.

I only have a few fruit trees and feel that pruning is quite complicated. To me, it's the most difficult part of growing fruit trees.

mamuang, pruning and tending to full sized trees is an absolute nightmare. If you commit to pruning to maintain smaller sized trees from the outset, you will develop mad pruning skills very quickly. Pruning will eventually become second nature for you over time, whereas grafting takes a bit more skill.

OJT - learn by pruning XD