Figure 12.

Recovery pruning can be a solution to correct several problems related to oversized canopies. (a) Oversized canopy in a ‘Valencia Late’ tree. (b) Large cuts for recovery pruning, resulting from the removal of large branches. (c) Comparison between a non-pruned tree (left) and a recovery-pruned tree (right) with an opening at the top of the canopy. (Photograph (c) by Carlos Guerrero).