It’s time to start winter pruning!

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2024.01.18

Fruit trees to be pruned in winter are…
　　・Ume (Japanese Plum) → Red Plum (150 years), White Plum (50 years), Red Plum (40 years) – 5 trees, Small Plum (40 years) – 4 trees
　　・Persimmon → Hacchinchaki (60 years), Shirochichi (40 years) – 2 trees
　　・Berry Varieties → Blueberry – 5 plants, Gooseberry – 4 plants, Juneberry – 2 plants, Blackberry

Before pruning, spread rice bran fertilizer around the outer edge of the branches in a complete circle. For large persimmon and plum trees that have grown into tall trees due to a lack of pruning for a long time, it takes more than a day for high-altitude work.
The pruning method is my own amateur approach, but the basic idea is to aim for a ‘manju’ (Japanese sweet bun) shape to improve sunlight exposure. However, the approach may vary depending on the fruit tree. (I’m referring to the basics of pruning from the ‘Noukanotane Pruning Foundation Course.’)
I conduct pruning during sunny breaks in the snowy weather, so it seems like it will take until the end of January.

The snow made the plum blossoms bloom.
The sun is shining brightly, perfect weather for pruning.

Cut branches from pruning are to be trimmed and returned to the soil.　➡SDGs
The high-altitude pruning work at a height of 7 meters will be conducted once the snow stops.

The lunchtime delight during pruning work is…

Snow-covered soil storage of vegetables.
Stone-roasted sweet potatoes and green onion miso soup.
Blackberry sour and ginkgo nuts.

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