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HOW TO PRUNE YOUR ESPALIER FRUIT TREES 
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Espalier trees should be pruned during the summer, between the 2. Do not pinch ends of serial branches (marked B). 
months of May and October. Here are illustrated instructions 3. Ceutral stemtmarked C) should ba cucheck about tO mene 
on how to pinch back o: prune new shoots: 
1. Pinch back side shoots to about 4 inches from leading branches, 
or as indicated by the heavy marks (mm) on the left side of 
the above drawing. 

above the topmost serial, to force a new serial to branch out. 
