Owner's comments
Pruning the tree to keep new growth to mature over a 3/4 year period produces long, flexible branches, with good spurs. These are thinned so that they are reasonable well spaced apart. This allows good air circulation and light to get to the developing fruit. Some new growth stems are allowed to develop and replace older stems which start to get too thick and high and are therefore completely removed. By getting into a pattern of old growth, new replacement branches, you keep the tree vigorous and it therefore produces good fruit regularly.
