tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post2521310724467008581..comments2024-03-29T01:38:00.306+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Cordons - Summer pruning Year 2Kev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-31017775208002970932014-09-22T08:36:36.240+01:002014-09-22T08:36:36.240+01:00@Just make sure if they need a lot off that you do...@Just make sure if they need a lot off that you do it over a couple of years rather than trying to take too much in one go. There are some good books out there on the subjectKev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-38483631499708258792014-09-17T22:20:52.793+01:002014-09-17T22:20:52.793+01:00i havent got any cordon trees, I think they look s...i havent got any cordon trees, I think they look so lovely. There is a couple of apple trees here I need to research on a bit of pruning they need it badly.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-73978771969457754012014-09-17T12:56:13.159+01:002014-09-17T12:56:13.159+01:00I've got rabbit guards on all my trees in the ...I've got rabbit guards on all my trees in the orchard but as I rabbit proofed the garden I didn't think I'd need them. I might buy another job lot off ebay and fit them anyway just to be sure.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-78346347175721426982014-09-17T12:21:41.874+01:002014-09-17T12:21:41.874+01:00hi Kev. They look more like rat or rabbit gnawing...hi Kev. They look more like rat or rabbit gnawing marks to me. You can buy plastic tree guards that prevent damage from gnawing creatures and ring barking with a petrol strimmer. I mulch round my apple trees with rotted dung and grass clippings. Your cordons look really professionally pruned! northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.com