RevMalvern-GuidanceOrchards080113_000

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MALVERN HILLS

One of theAONB Family

Land management guidance

Gidanc on Gadn

Ochad and Fit T ManagmntIntroduction

Fit ts hav ong bn a chaactistic at

o th Mavn His Aa o Otstanding Nata

Baty (AONB). Th pactic o gowing it o

dict consmption and o making Cid and Py in

th aa is many cntis od. Many it ts can

sti b ond in th aa today, b thy in a domstic

gadn o ag ochad. Thy contin to povid a

soc o noishmnt, a vaab habitat o widi

and a iving ink to o past.

The purpose of this guidance

Whn moving to a popty, many pop inhit on

o mo it ts o vn a sma ochad, yt may

hav itt ida o how to manag thm. Ths nots

a intndd to nab yo to ook at yo gadn

it t, b it a sing app t o pat o a sma

ochad.

Assess what you have

Bo doing anything, mak an assssmnt o what yo

hav, th nmb o ts, what typ thy a - app, pa,

pm tc. and what condition thy sm to b in, yong

o od, hathy o sicky? Yo do not nd to b an xpt

to do this; jst wit a w basic nots basd on yo

obsvations. Knowing what vaity yo it t is, whn

it ipns and i its it wi sto a impotant actos that

wi innc how yo manag it. On o th bst ways o

idntiying vaitis is to tak thm aong to a oca App

Day vnt (in Sptmb/Octob).

Decide what you want from your tree(s)

In th contxt o yo popty what do yo want om

yo t(s)? Is it to ook good in th gadn and th wid

andscap, to b o bnft to widi o to gt as mch

it as possib? Yo answ may w b mo than on

o ths and in many cass thy a not incompatib. I yo

hav od and dcining ts yo might want to consid

panting a w yong ts to om th nxt gnation.

S Consid Panting a Nw Fit T(s) bow.

Pruning

DeCIDe WHeTHer TO PruNe Or NOT

Th sbjct o pning it ts can otn sm consingand o-ptting, bt it is ay not that compicatd i a w

basic s a oowd. Th a a ang o asons why

yo might want to pn a it t:

l to gt btt qaity it;

l to t ight and ai into th t, and so hp minimis

disas otbaks;

l to conto o maintain th siz o th t;

l to mov damagd o disasd sctions o th t;

l to baanc a t to kp it om aing ov.

It is not th cas that pning is aways th answ. I yo

hav a ag t that is not casing any isss with th

spac it occpis and yo a not gaty concnd abot

th v o it podction thn aving w aon may

w b th ight option o yo.

I yo do dcid pning is o yo th a a w basic

pincips to oow.

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Pruning - basic principles

OlDer TreeS

l Aim to dc xcssiv wight in th cown (o top

o th t). Th biggst that to od ts is otnthat thy a nvny baancd with mo wight on

on sid o th t than th oth, and so dcing a

w havy imbs on on sid can pvnt o sow thi

coaps.

l Ct ot bady disasd o damagd twigs and

banchs. Whist it is not possib to compty

adicat th iks o cank, it can b containd by

ctting it ot as mch as possib. laving som

dadwood in a t is vaab habitat o inscts and

bids, and dadwood wi not habo disas.

l Wh two banchs coss o b against ach oth,

aim to mov on - say th wak on.

l Thin ot ovy congstd aas o th cown to t

ight and ai into th t.

l Dont pn ot mo than 30% o th t in any

on ya.

YOuNGer TreeS

l look to cat stct and shap. Pn ot inwad

acing banchs, which a thos hading back into

th midd o th t and which may b on anoth

banch, ath than thos going away om th

cnt.

l Ty to cat a win gass o gobt shapd t,

somthing with a can stm and a nic im o

banchs with som spac in th midd.

Aways pn to jst abov an otwad acing bd (s

istation ova).

Further info: A w vaitis a so cad tip bas

and qi dint pning tchniqs. Thy it on thtips o ast sasons gowth and not aong th ngth o

th banch. Pning ths is mo compicatd - s http://

n.wikipdia.og/wiki/Fit_t_pning o an xamp.

When to prune

APPle & PeAr TreeS - taditionay ths a pnd in

th atmn o wint whn th t has ost its avs and

is domant and it is a asi to s what yo a doing.

Howv yo can actay pn apps and pas on any

day o th ya, and som pop biv th cts ha

btt i mad in th gowing sason. Howv, it is a ot

had to s what yo a doing whn th t is in

a. Som o th ancy taind oms ik ans, spais

and codons a aways smm pnd. Fo this s www.

gadnswod.com/how-to/pojcts/pning-taining/how-to-pn-app-ts-in-smm/14.htm

STONe FruIT - PluMS, CHerrIeS, DAMSONS AND GAGeS

Ths mst b pnd in sping/smm whn th sap is

p, as th is a ata nga disas cad siv a which

can inct thm i thy a pnd in th wint. Tho

i yo a not bothd abot sacifcing som o th it,

pn in May. I yo want th cop thn pn immdiaty

at havsting. Pning in th gowing sason ik this is

mo difct as it is had to s what yo a doing with

a th avs on, bt so sios is th that o siv a,

w hav no choic bt to smm pn ston it.

Tools of the trade

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Pr pos

A can ct jst abov th coa

W mad cts can ha ov

To cay ot can, ctiv pning yo wi nd a w

good toos: a pai o scats, opps and a pning saw.

Mak s that yo know how to s ths toos say

and aways can thm w at s.

Taking the Plunge

Ha th batt with pning is having th coag to gt

stck in. Again th a on o two simp pactics to

oow.

Stat o by ooking at wh th t is cay

ovcowdd and nds thinning ot. Whn ctting back

sma gag gowth with scats and opps, do so tojst abov an otwad acing bd so any nw gowth gos

away om th cnt o th t to om th dsid opn

o gobt shapd t.

Whn ctting ag gag banchs with th saw, ty to

ct back to a jnction o ok so as not to av gy stbs,

and whn ctting back to th tnk o a majo banch,

av a can ct jst abov th coa. It is bst to tak

ag banchs o in two o mo sctions with th ast

ct moving jst a shot stb. This minimiss th isk o

taing th tnk bak.

Whn caying ot any pning, it pays to do a bit, tak a

stp back and hav a ook, thn do a bit mo, as it is asy

to os th ova pict o what yo a tying to achiv

whn yo a in th thick o th t. Whn fnishd,

th pcty pnd it t shod hav no pat o it

toching o bbing any oth pat o th t - it shod

hav a nic opn, aiy .

Planting a new fruit tree(s)

CONSIDer PlANTING A NeW FruIT Tree(S)

Fit ts hav a imitd i and wi not ast as ong as

somthing ik an oak. On avag, an app t wi iv o

100 to 120 yas, whi a pa can go on o 200 yas o

so. Pms by contast tnd to di o within 50 o 60 yas.

So i yo hav od ts, consid adding a w yong ons.

Fit ts a gatd onto dint sizd ootstocks, sowhn pchasing mak s yo sct th ight sizd t

o yo spac. S www.wacotnsy.co.k/acataog/

ootstocks-o-it-ts.htm

WHAT TO PlANT

Whn considing panting a nw it t, ask yos

what yo aady hav and what yo ik. I yo aady

hav apps yo may opt o a pm o pa.

Onc yo hav dcidd what typ o it, consid th

vaity. Th is a wid ang o hitag vaitis o th

Wst Midands, so ath than pant a vaity yo cod

asiy gt in th shops, why not pant a oca aity and

hav somthing a bit spcia that yo wi nv s in agadn cnt. A ist, togth with dsciptions, can b

ond at www.wocstshiochads.co.k. Inomation


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01.2013

gr ppl rs

Fr bs

on Hodshi vaitis can b sppid by th Cowa

Ochad Gop (s opposit).

I yo want to ty bo yo by, why not visit an App

Day o th amos Psho Pm Fstiva to s what

ticks yo tast and thn tack down a yong t o yo

chosn vaity.

Looking after old trees

As it ts ag and dcay thy bcom a antastic

widi habitat, poviding hos o nsting bids and ood

o a wood-boing inscts. Indd, od it ts a on

on th most impotant habitats o widi in th AONB,

spciay wh thy xist in aas containing oth it

ts. So iday kp od ts going o as ong as yo

can. I possib, av som wood om dad and dcayd

it ts in a pi in a qit, ot o th way pac in yo

gadn.

Waste not

evy ya thosands o apps, pas and pms ot on th

gond whist th shops a o impotd it. I yo

hav a gt, why not invstigat psving o jicing. Yo

oca Tansition Gop o a oca ochad gop might hod

commnity jicing days o might mak good s o yo

sps. Aso chck ot a book ik Bob Fowdws Gow

Yo Own, eat Yo Own which has ots o tips on daing

with an abndant havst.

Whatv yo hav, njoy yo it ts - thy a a

wond soc o a soc o sh it, a widi

habitat o a pac to sit in th shad.Fo a shot fm on pning and th ochads o th Wy

Fost s http://www.yotb.com/watch?v=WG7IshFH

Q&ist=uuCHHrjouZQtQWxSMWHcAQeg&indx=2&a

t=pcp

Useful sources of information

Fo mo dtaid and spcifc inomation on ochad

managmnt, s http://www.natangand.og.k/

abot_s/nws/2010/171210.aspx

Fo advic on pning yong ts, s http://www.

wacotnsy.co.k/acataog/pning-it-ts-and-

bshs.htm

Fo th pning advic ,s http://www.

ankpmatthws.com/pningandatca.htm

Fo inomation on Gocstshi vaitis and ots mo

s www.gocstshiochadgop.og.k

Fo inomation on Wocstshi vaitis, histoy tc.,

s www.wocstshiochads.co.k

Fo inomation on apps and app gowing in th

Machs aa, s www.machapp.nt

Fo an intsting pojct vaating ochads in

Hodshi, s www.hodochads.co.k

Fo inomation on a sccss commnity ochad pojct

n in and aond th viag o Cowa in Hodshi,

s www.cowaochadgop.og

Photogaphy cdits - ?

Txt and imags cotsy o Wocstshi Conty Conciand th Cowa Ochad Gop.

Podcd by th Mavn His AONB Patnship

www.mavnhisaonb.og.k

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