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No, not really. There are different opinions on this though. On newly planted trees I just let the suckers go for a couple of years until the plant is established (which takes about three years).

So by the fourth year I will start pruning to shape. I like letting the suckers go. May 09, Generally, remove the stake the next growing season. If you add a stake in spring, remove in fall.

However, named varieties are available which help you distinguish what you are getting.

If you stake in fall, remove in spring. Otherwise, the. Jun 12, If you watch a tree in wind, you see it swaying. Swaying in the breeze is the norm, not the exception, for trees growing in the wild. In yesteryear, people routinely staked trees they planted in order to provide support for newly planted trees.

Today, we know that most newly planted trees do not require staking and can suffer from stumpcut.barted Reading Time: 3 mins.

Jun 29, This will ensure that no roots will grow out of the scion. When finished planting cherry trees in the garden, watering will remove any extra air pockets in the soil. A newly planted cherry tree may need to be supported with a stake until the roots can take stumpcut.barted Reading Time: 2 mins. Jul 31, As fruit will only form on year old wood, your cherry tree will not need pruning at all in its first year, except to remove dead or damaged branches.

In following years, you can begin training your apricot tree - we prefer a bush shape as it is a lovely natural shape but still designed to Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. 1-year bare-root fruit trees (rootstocks as above) being planted on loose soils and/or very Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.