To encourage excellent fruit production year after year, it's important to prune your fruit trees. A neglected fruit tree can start to grow out of control and provide fruit of poor quality.

Don't prune in early spring, as many trees bleed sap if cut at this time of year. The exceptions to the 'deciduous tree' rule are maple, horse chestnut, birch, walnut and cherry trees which all ...

Prune out new excess growth to create space, particularly if the centre of the tree is crowded, this will allow more light and air in to help the fruit to ripen. Trees such as apple, cherry ...

Prune stone fruit trees (like plum, cherry and damson) or those you don't want to encourage vigorous growth, recommends the Woodland Trust. "It doesn’t trigger the tree into producing lots of ...

Read our expert guide on how to prune your cherry tree and how to identify which type of cherry tree is growing in your garden. Ceri ThomasEditor, Which? Gardening Ceri studied horticulture at the ...

Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be pruned in late August or early September. When pruning it's essential to keep your secateurs sharp. Blunt tools can cause ...