Pruning apple ... two for the tree to grow before you start pruning,” says North. Once the tree has been growing for a few ...

Pruning prevents your apple tree from being invaded by diseases ... Once your tree reaches two to three years old, you'll create scaffold branches, which are evenly spaced branches that grow ...

The only thing you can do catastrophically wrong is to remove all the 2-year-old wood on apples, pears, and European plums.

When pruning it's ... by about two-thirds. If you want the tree to grow taller, leave the leaders and cut back lateral branches leaving about six buds. Old, neglected trees are often vigorous ...

I sat down with Russell Norton a horticulture and agriculture educator with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and started by asking him: why do we prune?

This is the ideal month to prune fruit trees, and we are loading up on local favorites here at the garden center. Fruit Tree ...

Can I reduce the height of my apple trees so all the fruit is within reach without a ladder? Is this a good time to prune apple and other fruit trees?

By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension Many people believe my job slows down during winter, thinking I have a “break.” In reality, winter can serve as a precursor to what is to come in ...