Fruit Tree and Pruning Record
Keep the details that vanish with the label — variety, rootstock and planting year — and build a pruning and cropping history alongside them.
GG-05 2 pages
Growing results and crops · GR-06
Orchard and Fruit Tree Record
A free printable orchard record — each tree listed with variety, rootstock, planting date and position, then a running log of pruning, what was seen on the tree and what was picked.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Keep a history for every tree, so the one that never crops and the one that carries the whole harvest are both on paper rather than in your head.
Who it is for
Anyone with more than a couple of fruit trees — a garden orchard, a smallholding, a community orchard or an allotment with a fruit corner.
How to use it
- Number or tag the trees and fill the top table in once.
- Add rootstock and pollination group if you know them; leave them blank if you do not.
- Log pruning, feeding and anything you noticed on the tree, with the date.
- Record what was picked against the tree it came from, in whatever unit suits you.
- Review the whole sheet before you order or replace anything.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: The orchard tree by tree — what each one is and where it stands, then a running record of pruning, what was seen on it and what came off it.
A record, not a calendar. When to prune, what to spray and how heavily to thin all depend on the variety, the rootstock and where you are — take those from your nursery, your own experience or whatever guidance you follow. This sheet records what you did and when.
Write-on lines: Orchard / garden · Season or year · Trees on site
The trees — fill in once, then keep it up to date as trees come and go
Table, 5 rows: Tree no. · Variety · Type · Rootstock · Planted · Position · Pollination grp
Work, observations and crop
Table, 5 rows: Date · Tree · Work done · Seen on the tree · Picked · Notes
Questions
Why does it not say when to prune each type of tree?
Because the right time depends on the fruit, the variety, the age of the tree and where you are, and a printed month would mislead as often as it helped. The sheet records the date you pruned so you can see the pattern in your own orchard.
Can I use it for bushes and canes as well?
Yes. Give each row a name instead of a tree number and use the type column for what it is. The work and picking columns behave the same way.
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