{"id":971,"date":"2025-11-18T12:12:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/ali\/?p=971"},"modified":"2025-11-18T12:48:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:48:34","slug":"fruit-tree-winter-wash-pruning-and-grease-bands-apple-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/ali\/fruit-tree-winter-wash-pruning-and-grease-bands-apple-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Fruit tree winter wash, pruning and grease bands (apple care)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/ali\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2025\/11\/grease-band-2x.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/ali\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2025\/11\/grease-band-2x.jpg 650w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/ali\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2025\/11\/grease-band-2x-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/ali\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2025\/11\/grease-band-2x-520x242.jpg 520w, https:\/\/gardenadvice.co.uk\/ali\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2025\/11\/grease-band-2x-320x149.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Fruit tree grease bands <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A short winter routine protects spring fruit \u2014 prune for buds, winter-wash and add grease bands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to do now<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Winter wash:<\/strong> Spray trunks &amp; branches with a winter wash (eg Vitax winter wash) while trees are fully dormant to reduce overwintering pests and eggs. GardenAdvice recommends a winter wash ahead of spring.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pruning:<\/strong> Winter pruning should remove unwanted long summer shoots and cut back to 2\u20133 buds where necessary to encourage fruiting spurs for the next year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grease bands &amp; traps:<\/strong> Fit grease (sticky) bands before insects begin to climb in spring and plan pheromone traps (eg for codling moth) in the growing season \u2013 both are recommended in GardenAdvice\u2019s pest control notes. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fruit tree grease bands A short winter routine protects spring fruit \u2014 prune for buds, winter-wash and add grease bands. 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