πŸ‚ Season’s Change πŸƒ2d ago

I ordered a bunch of trees from online tree nurseries last year. This one is a Wine Sap apple tree on a semi dwarf rootstock. I really don’t like how the branches are shaping up (it’s also a bit taller than I would like) so I was kind of thinking about lopping the top off and starting fresh. I see that I have a couple of buds that are starting to open. Is there any risk of pruning it back now or would it be better to prune during summer?

#gardening #homeorchard

Ryan M4d ago
The two avocado trees (type A & B) are in full bloom & the bees are going to town. Meanwhile, the two oranges, ceanothus, poppies, and sages are flowering. It’s a lovely but intense smell out there πŸ€— #Yarden #HomeOrchard
Ryan M6d ago
Today the yellow-skinned New Century asian pear is in full bloom. It is just in time to help pollinate the brown skinned Hosui asian pear, which is at the end of its bloom. The New Century asian pear tree wants to be a cherry tree. #BloomScrolling #Yarden #HomeOrchard
Ryan MMar 10
A Yellow-rumped Warbler was on the lookout for insects in our β€˜lil nectarine tree. It was a very last minute decision to get the camera #YellowRumpedWarbler #BirdPhotography #Birds #HomeOrchard #Fujifilm #SOoC
Ryan MMar 6
Our β€œHosui” Asian Pear tree is now blooming
#HomeOrchard #Yarden #BloomScrolling
Ryan MFeb 14
Our nectarine’s first bloom. It’s in popcorn mode so hopefully most of the buds delay bloom until after this next storm! #HomeOrchard
Ryan MFeb 7
I have a lot of ladder angst. So pole pruners are a revelation. I’m very happy that I finally bought one! So, with some help from my wife to support the pole in awkward positions, our oldest, and tallest, apricot tree is now top pruned and is ready for spring #HomeOrchard
Ryan MFeb 1
Today I juiced & heat pasteurized about 20 pounds of backyard mandarins for breakfast juice. Quite the bounty this year. Here’s a photo of one compost bucket filled with some of the remains #HomeOrchard #Yarden
Ryan MJan 30
I better prune my fruit trees & grapes today. The trees are already a few weeks away from flowering #HomeOrchard #Yarden
Ryan MJan 19

This Orange-crowned Warbler was flitting between our backyard nectarine and grapevines, snatching gnats that had beacons made of sunlight shining off their bug wings

#Yarden #HomeOrchard #OrangeCrownedWarbler #Birds #BirdPhotography #Fujifilm #SOoC