The Stone fruit<\/strong> they are a grouping of fruit trees that includes some of the most cultivated tree species ever, both in the hobby and professional fields.<\/span> In fact, we are talking about trees like peach<\/u>, plum<\/u>, apricot<\/u>, Cherry tree<\/u> And almond tree<\/u>all plants of the family of Rosaceae<\/em>subfamily Prunoideae<\/em>genus Prunus<\/em>. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
The classification as Drupaceae has value in technical-agronomic terms and groups the trees that produce as fruit, precisely, a drupe<\/strong>. It is very important to know how to recognize the buds and branches of this arboreal grouping, since this makes it possible to orient the cultivation operations in a rational way, starting with pruning. So let’s see what are the general characteristics of the buds and branches of the Drupacce, and discover the individual species that are part of it.<\/p>\nThe gems of the stone fruit<\/span><\/h2>\n
In the Drupaceae the flower buds, that is the reproductive ones, are positioned either laterally on the branches or at the axil of the leaves. However, they are never present at the apex of a branch, where we always find a wood bud.
This feature is important in pruning operations<\/u>, as it allows you to make shortening cuts on branches with flower buds, without losing production. In the portions of the branch left after cutting, we will leave a certain number of flower buds, so as to have high-quality and high-quality fruits.
Another peculiarity of the gems of the Drupaceae (with the exception of the cherry tree) is the tendency to form gemmary complexes in correspondence with the same node, with a central wood gem and two lateral flower buds.<\/p>