Summer pruning an apricot or plum fan

In this video I tackle the summer pruning of an apricot fan. Apricots are closely related to plums and can be treated the same way. This tree was pruned in the spring so here I tackle the regrowth. This will be the last pruning this season - any subsequent regrowth will be pruned after bud break next year. For the spring pruning see: • How to prune an aprico...

[@danmi6099]

Your videos are amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
You are definitely the best fruit pruning teacher on RUclips!

[@jonnyskitchengarden]

Thank you :)

[@duncanrobinson3200]

I have a 'Moorpark' apricot in one of my greenhouses, it was planted almost 2 years ago. I pruned it in spring and it has thrown out multiple shoots where I cut back, so hopefully I might get some fruit next year. Apricots seem to take a few years to start fruiting?

[@jonnyskitchengarden]

They do take a while to start. They fruit primarily on two year old and older wood, though they can also crop at the base of one year old wood (rather like sweet cherries). I wouldn't be surprised if it started to crop next season 👍