1.0Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulturehttps://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/yardandgardenRosie Lernerhttps://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/yardandgarden/author/rosie/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pyNaNClp60"><a href="https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/yardandgarden/pruning-the-home-orchard/">Pruning The Home Orchard</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/yardandgarden/pruning-the-home-orchard/embed/#?secret=pyNaNClp60" width="600" height="338" title="“Pruning The Home Orchard” — Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture" data-secret="pyNaNClp60" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/yardandgarden/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> For many gardeners, pruning seems to be the most daunting chore in the home orchard. In an effort to avoid cutting off too much, many of us end up not cutting at all and end up with overgrown trees. Too little pruning can result in overcrowded, unhealthy branches that produce small fruit and/or few of them. On the other hand, severe pruning also can remove much of the crop potential. Not all fruit species grow...Read more about [Read More]