How to prune quince 'leskovac'

Late winter to early spring before bud break. Train young trees to an open-center or vase shape with 3–5 scaffold branches. Each winter, remove crossing, dead, or overcrowded branches and shorten excessively long shoots by up to one-third to encourage lateral fruiting shoots. Disinfect tools between cuts to reduce fireblight spread.

Annually. Quince 'Leskovac' is a vigorous, upright-growing culinary quince that benefits from open-center training when young to prevent a dense, congested canopy. Established trees need annual thinning to maintain good airflow — quince are prone to fireblight and fungal issues in crowded canopies. Fruit is borne on tips of current season's growth on two-year-old wood.

Train young trees to an open-center or vase shape with 3–5 scaffold branches. Each winter, remove crossing, dead, or overcrowded branches and shorten excessively long shoots by up to one-third to encourage lateral fruiting shoots. Disinfect tools between cuts to reduce fireblight spread.