Posted: Sat Sep 24, 05 7:26 pm Post subject: Pruning elder
Sould I prune my elder tree and how is it done?
Thank you
dougal
Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Posts: 7184 Location: South Kent
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 05 7:49 pm Post subject:
General feeling is that you'd be hard pressed to hurt it.
I asked about this in another thread
https://forum.downsizer.net/about6823.html
specifically seeking confirmation that flowers and fruit come on *last* year's wood. (Nanny and I both suspect so...)
While I still have him on my lap, Bob says "it is important to dominate elder" and "prune back hard" in autumn. Nothing specific about fruiting on new or old wood but I would think he would mention it if such pruning was likely to harm your crop.
So, I gather the best thing to do is give it an appropriate name and set about it with something sharp.
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