A tree or a lane shrub grows in two directions: in height and width. Apart from the small depth, it can be assumed to have two dimensions.Therefore, row crop cultivation is possible on a very narrow area.A not too wide strip of land next to a heat-storing wall is an ideal place for delicate, easily freezing peaches and demanding dessert pears.
The trees, which receive a large additional dose of warmth, will give you a rich harvest of sweet, aromatic fruits. The strict, classic lane forms do not fit well in a modern, natural-style garden.Cutting them correctly requires a lot of expertise.Modernized, looser lines are easier to care for.All kinds of fruit trees can be kept in this way.
Before purchasing trees, you should evaluate the position selected for them. Most apple and pear trees will feel good against the wall facing east or west. Peaches and apricots, as well as cherries, cherries and plums like sunny places all day long.However, in places facing fully south, trees often start growing earlier and developing flowers are often damaged by frosts.
Natural fans of plum and apricot
Wire rope systems are quick to install and can be easily adapted to any form of sprouting. For plums and apricots, a loose fan with irregularly branching shoots is recommended.After planting, attach the two strongest lower shoots to the lines on the right and left.
Lightly trim the tops of the shoots. The guide is shortened to 50 cm from the lower shoots. Trim the emerging new side and main shoots in a similar way until the lane reaches the assumed size.
In addition, ripening fruits with a delicate skin, such as apricots, gooseberries and currants, are at risk of sunburn, so they should be shaded.Lanes facing east or west avoid this risk.The easiest way to learn how to shape trees in the form of a fan. Apricots and most stone trees are difficult to tame. They react with weaker growth to strong cutting and bending of the shoots.
Strong pruning does not harm currants and gooseberries. However, every few years the oldest shoots should be replaced with young ones. In more freely growing rows, it is worth choosing young trees with a strong guide, 80-140 cm long.Varieties grafted on weakly growing rootstocks are suitable for small arrangements. Trees on strongly growing rootstocks will quickly cover larger walls. Line trees will grow in your garden for many years, so get advice on good care from specialists.
Cherries like symmetry
In the case of a strictly symmetrically guided fan shape, the leading shoots and their branches are distributed radially at regular intervals. Free spaces between them provide space for fruiting side shoots.Good lighting will provide the whole plant with annual thinning of the inside of the crown, which should be done in the summer.All too densely growing shoots should be removed or shortened.
This pruning is especially beneficial for low-growing varieties of cherries with long, thin fruiting shoots, such as 'Morina' or 'Evergold'. Self-pollinating cherries on poorly growing rootstocks, such as the 'Lapins' and 'Celeste' varieties, also bear fruit more abundantly.
