Talk:Fruit tree pruning

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Akinori Kimura's pruning experiences with natural Apple Tree growing, without any fertilizers, pesticides or any other unnatural methods over 40 or more years in cold temperate northern Japan should be added here for expanding understanding, meanwhile he is increasingly famous.--Jase 12:57, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am very grateful that there is a healthy and active interest in the works of Masanobu_Fukuoka. However this is an article about pruning, not about the philosophical underpinnings of a better way of agriculture. I think Mr Masanobu would agree with me in thinking that we should apply the principle of Wu_wei in this case. We should state the case for not pruning here in the simplest possible way and allow those with the Natural Inclination to a different way follow the links if they wish. The article on Masanobu_Fukuoka appears to need some work so that might be a better place to discuss terminology.~~User:TadewiGomda

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"Overpruned trees on the other hand tend to produce light crops of large, flavourless fruit that does not store well."

Would this be the reason why grocery stores now universally stock large, flavourless fruit? If so, mystery solved, I guess. Whether purchased fruit stores well is debatable, considering they remain underripe for an extended period before suddenly rotting.

--99.240.223.41 (talk) 23:03, 3 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]