{"id":18968,"date":"2023-12-22T12:06:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T20:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/?p=18968"},"modified":"2026-01-18T16:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T00:14:58","slug":"dont-prune-apricots-cherries-and-grapes-in-winter-in-southern-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/dont-prune-apricots-cherries-and-grapes-in-winter-in-southern-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t prune apricots, cherries, and grapes in winter in Southern California?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cPrune apricots and cherries only during July and August in inland areas and during August near the coast,\u201d reads advice from the University of California<\/a>. \u201cIn grapes, which are commonly pruned during winter, delaying pruning to as late as possible in the dormant season (February or later) reduces the risk of infection.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Infection from what? A fungus called Eutypa lata<\/em> is said to enter the trees and vines through pruning cuts. It then causes a disease that is usually referred to as \u201cEutypa dieback,\u201d where leaves wilt and individual branches suddenly die during the spring and summer. \u201cEventually the entire plant can be killed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I encountered this advice a handful of years ago, after I\u2019d already been pruning apricots, cherries, and grapes throughout fall and winter for many years without seeing any symptoms of dieback. So I continued pruning them as before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then a few winters ago, I decided to test things further by pruning at exactly<\/em> the wrong time: during or just before rain. \u201cDisease organisms infect fresh pruning wounds in the fall and winter when pruning occurs during, or just before, rainfall,\u201d says another page<\/a> on Eutypa dieback from the University of California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results? Still no Eutypa dieback symptoms<\/a> on my trees and vines: stunted foliage on grapes, cankers and oozing near the pruning wounds on apricots, and single limbs dying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why no disease?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why aren\u2019t my apricots, cherries, and grapes showing Eutypa dieback \u2013 whether from all the years of pruning during fall and winter or from the recent cuts made during or just before rain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One possibility is that my location in the foothills of San Diego County, or Southern California more generally, is not conducive to this fungus and its claimed pathogenicity. In another UC resource, it is implied that Eutypa infection requires more rainfall than we receive. \u201cIn wet winter areas\u201d apricots should only be pruned in summer, says this page<\/a>. Is my yard not wet enough? Studies have found that Eutypa spore production occurs in locations with more than 13.5 inches of rainfall, says this page<\/a>. I get more than that, but not much more. My average is 15-16 inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another possibility is that the Eutypa infection is still brewing, so to speak, and will exhibit symptoms in due time. \u201cAfter an initial infection, several growing seasons may elapse before the symptoms of cankers, dieback, and stunted shoots develop.\u201d (From here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I made this cut on an apricot in March of 2023 during a rain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The cut healing in June.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The tree in June.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This is the tree today, December 22, 2023. I can’t find gum oozing or limb dieback anywhere — from that cut or others — yet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Update<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is what the cut area looks like on January 18, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Still no disease two years later. I’d say we’re in the clear.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A third possibility is that the irrigation and fertilization that I provide for my apricots and cherries and grapes is too good. \u201cHosts stressed from drought or other poor growing conditions appear more extensively affected by this disease.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe my results are some combination of the above, plus other factors I\u2019m not aware of. Does the Eutypa lata<\/em> fungus even exist in Southern California? All studies I\u2019ve seen that claim to identify it are in commercial apricot, cherry, and grape growing regions up north, such as Santa Clara County<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A challenge for me in getting a better understanding is the lack of citations in most of the resources. How do they know all of these things? They mostly don\u2019t say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The eyeball test<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I continue to apply the eyeball test and base my pruning practices upon what I\u2019ve seen with my own two eyes. I am pruning my apricots, cherries, and grapes this winter. I\u2019ve already pruned some; I\u2019ll finish pruning others in January and February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it\u2019s raining today, so I went out in the wet and made a few cuts to see if I can induce any disease there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cut on cherry made during rain today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Update<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two years later, one of the fruiting spurs below the cut died back partly. I may have damaged it when picking the cherries from it. But all others are in perfect health and new growth immediately below the cut is still vigorous. No symptoms of Eutypa Dieback, such as gum oozing and limb dieback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is the cut branch on January 18, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I’m not trying to kill my trees, but if Eutypa dieback is a disease that occurs in Southern California I want to see the proof, and I expect to see it before too long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cPrune apricots and cherries only during July and August in inland areas and during August near the coast,\u201d reads advice from the University of California. \u201cIn grapes, which are commonly pruned during winter, delaying pruning to as late as possible in the dormant season (February or later) reduces the risk of infection.\u201d Infection from what? 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