In fact, the benefits of netting your fruit trees still far outweigh the cons, even if you end up with some bent branches. Having fruit tree nets on a frame prevents branches from being weighed down How to fix bent limbs from drape nettingĮven though drape netting can affect the shape of your tree, all is not lost.

It makes the use of a frame to support the net (like the one below) a much more attractive idea. It’s all too common, and you can see the consequences only too clearly. But, things got busy, and it never quite got to the top of the ‘to do’ list. What should have happened next was the removal of the nets. It was netted in plenty of time to save the fruit from the birds. It grew very well and yielded a lovely crop of peaches the year this photo was taken. The poor bent tree at the top of this blog is a 4-year-old peach tree.

Ant and Hugh taking nets off the pear trees It’s also much easier to remove netting while the fruit trees still have leaves on them. So, what to do? How to avoid the problem caused by drape netting fruit treesĮnding up with bent trees is a great lesson in why it’s best to remove the nets as soon as you’ve picked the fruit. If they’ve been held down by the net for too long while they’re flexible and growing strongly, they may have permanently taken on that bent shape and won’t spring back to the vertical when the nets are removed. Click here to get your FREE ebook 10 Key Steps to Growing Great FruitĪll the growing tips (or “leaders”) at the top of each limb have grown bent over.

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