It is important to note that varietal differences will dictate the way each variety is pruned for better yield and quality.Īccording to Alferez, branch orientation determines fruit production. While all methods are adequate, Alferez says the freestyle method is the least challenging and reportedly used more for varieties such as Satsumas.
There are three methods to manually prune young citrus trees: freestyle, dichotomic and traditional.
Managing the tree canopy is crucial to producing higher quality fruit and yields.Īlthough a balance of branches in the tree is desirable, emphasis should be put in promoting fruit-bearing branching, says Alferez. Alferez is a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences citrus horticulturist at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center.Īccording to Alferez, pruning is important to prevent trees from investing energy in misdirected growth. Recently, Fernando Alferez informed growers in a virtual presentation about manual pruning principles. With these potentially high-value crops come concerns about management practices, including pruning.
Planting citrus varieties for fresh market production has increased in popularity.
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