Year 2025, Volume 10, Issue 1
| Year : | 2025 |
| Volume : | 10 |
| Issue : | 1 |
| Authors : | Amar STRANJAK, Nihad PENAVA, Jasmina ALIMAN, Mirko KULINA |
| Title : | EFFECTS OF SUMMER PRUNING ON PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE SWEET CHERRY TREE (PRUNUS AVIUM L.) |
| Abstract : | Summer pruning is a recommended treatment for all fruit trees. It mainly involves operations on young trees and it is definitely recommended to do it, because with summer pruning we remove up to 50% of the branches, which would have been removed anyway with winter pruning. This research examined the effects of summer pruning on the sweet cherry tree, especially taking into account the monitoring and recording of the strength and intensity of fruit formation in comparison with unpruned individuals of the same plant culture. Two trees of two different varieties, 'Sunburst' and 'Sweet Heart', 22 years old, were taken for the research, which were planted on the 'Saint Lucie 64' rockstock. In both varieties, summer pruning was done on three tree, but not on the other three. Pruning was done at the end of April/beginning of May 2024 and consisted of removing excess shoots and shortening the growth. The aim of the research was to prove that the summer pruning treatment has a positive effect on the physical properties (weight and diameter) of the fruit. Trees on which summer pruning was performed had a smaller number of fruits, which were heavier and of better quality compared to fruits from trees on which summer pruning was not performed. |
| Keywords : | sweet cherry, pruning, fruit, varieties |
ISSN 2490-3434 (Printed)
ISSN 2490-3442 (Online)
ISSN 2490-3442 (Online)
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