THE NUMBER, WEIGHT AND STRUCTURE OF BRANCHES SHORTENED WHEN PRUNING AN APPLE TREE

Abstract

This article shows the influence of rejuvenating-normalizing methods and the degree of pruning on the formation of the number of branches, mass and structure of annual shoots when fruiting branches are removed, leaving fruit buds. In the studied apple variety, high rates of growth, development and formation of fruit-bearing buds were detected during anti-aging pruning with 3-4 replacement cycles, leaving 4-8 fruit buds.