How to prune nectarine lord napier

After harvest (typically late August to September in the UK); new shoot thinning in May–June. After picking, remove each shoot that has borne fruit back to a strong basal replacement shoot. Tie in the replacements at roughly 10–15 cm spacing on the fan framework. Thin sideshoots to every 10–15 cm in late spring, pinching out those not needed as replacements after 6 leaves.

Annually. Lord Napier nectarine fruits on one-year-old wood exactly as peaches do, requiring the same annual renewal pruning system. It is best fan-trained on a warm sheltered wall in the UK. Annual renewal keeps fruiting wood close to the framework, maintains fruit size, and ensures productive cropping year after year.

After picking, remove each shoot that has borne fruit back to a strong basal replacement shoot. Tie in the replacements at roughly 10–15 cm spacing on the fan framework. Thin sideshoots to every 10–15 cm in late spring, pinching out those not needed as replacements after 6 leaves.