The impact of the pruning time on the yield and size of the fruit of sweet cherry trees of the stella and skeena varieties grafted on MaxMa 14

Abstract

The pruning of trees in early autumn is very important, as the main branches and sub branches that thicken the crown are clearly visible, and favorable conditions are created for the differentiation of fruit buds. In spring, new well-developed shoots appear on the pruned branches, which, in turn, produce fruiting branches. The research has aimed at evaluating the maintenance and the fruiting pruning of sweet cherry trees of the Stella and Skeena varieties, grafted on the MaxMa 14 rootstock, both during the rest period and the vegetation period.