Marini, Richard P. (Richard Paul), 1952-2015-08-052015-08-052009http://hdl.handle.net/10919/55299Describes the pruning of fruit trees to improve fruit quality and the balance between vegetative growth and fruiting. Stresses the importance of understanding how pruning effects the physiology of plants. Also includes a short list of VCE publications with specific information for pruning apple and peach trees.8 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.FruitsExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/422/422-025/422-025_pdf.pdfFruit treesPruning