Fruits and Nuts: How NOT to prune a tree 4: Oh No! Geometry!, 1 by pollengarden

pollengarden wrote:
The tree in the photo is prone to "underhangs": branches that leave the bottom side of a larger branch, and continue downward at less than 90 degrees. Since the tree is a Honey Locust, this isn't a problem. However, on a fruit tree, underhangs usually don't bear fruit. If the downward branch is small, remove it back to the main branch. If it is too late and it is already too large to prune, then prune the tip end back to a smaller upward facing branch.