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A commonly used method is to pinch off (cut off) the laterals, which are the larger sideways growing shoots. This is not necessary if you have plenty of room around the plants, but may encourage larger tomatoes rather than a lot of smaller ones.
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∙ 11y agoIt helps keep the plants healthy. Pruning helps them avoid spending energy growing bigger branches rather than fruit. You need to remove all of the suckers, the small shoots that grow straight up.
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∙ 13y agoYou prune plants to maintain a tidy shape, contain them within an allotted space and encourage flowering.
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∙ 11y agoIt helps keep them healthy. You need to remove all of the suckers, the small shoots that grow straight up. Pruning helps them avoid spending energy growing bigger branches rather than fruit.
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∙ 12y agoTo contain them within an allocated space.
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When you prune trees, they bloom because energy reserves are made to serve the branches.
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Trimming evergreen in winter?
It is important to prune and trim trees of varieties. The main reason to trim a tree is the remove the dead and dying branches and lets the trees resources be sent to the living part of the tree and it helps promote new growth. Winter is the best time to prune because with the removal of the dead branches that tree is ready for spring.
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Prune Satsuma trees between February and March.
When is the best time of year to prune apple trees?
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when can you prune fig tree in southwest louiaians?
The best time to prune not only fig trees but all fruit trees in the south (including Louisiana) is in February. Luckily fig trees are very productive even without a lot of pruning so you can prune just a bit or a lot depending on what you like. The recommendation for pruning however is to prune dead, damaged and diseased limbs as well as tree limbs that are rubbing together. If you stick to that recommendation you will have a high yield of fruit and a healthy tree.
