Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be pruned in late August or early September. When pruning it's essential to keep your secateurs sharp. Blunt tools can cause ...

Summer pruning is typically reserved for reducing the size and refining the form of trained or overgrown fruit ... such as plum, cherry, apricot, and peach trees, often benefit most from summer ...

I follow this pattern for my apple trees and it suits pear trees too, but I don’t prune my plum tree until the weather is warm, dry, and sunny and after small fruits have formed. I do further ...