By now hopefully, everyone is aware of Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) and the impact this disease has had on the overall population of Ash in the UK as a tree species. The loss of ash trees is having a significant impact on biodiversity and ecosystems dependent on ash as part of their life cycle stages, […]
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Fruit tree pruning
It is important to continue to maintain your fruit trees if the aim is fruit production and prune them every winter to ensure a good cycle of fruiting wood. One recent instruction I had this winter was to prune and restore around 11 community orchards which contained approximately 190 fruit trees of various varieties of […]