Crimean farmers started pruning fruit trees

This year, almost 1 thousand hectares more are planned for pruning than last year. Crimean farmers have started pruning fruit trees. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Crimea Andrei Savchuk. In 2023, such garden work is planned to be carried out on an area of ​​about 10,000 hectares, which is almost 1,000 hectares more than last year. “This year, the area on which it is planned to carry out pruning has increased due to the fact that young trees have entered the fruiting phase. In total, about 65% of garden areas in the republic are occupied by apple trees, more than 26% by stone fruits – peach, cherry, plum and cherry plum. Usually, pruning begins in February, but favorable weather conditions on the peninsula allow such work to be carried out in January. Now pruning has been carried out on an area of ​​just over 900 hectares, which is 9% of the planned one,” Andriy Savchuk commented. The head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Crimea said that the most…