Cut out all branches that are growing back toward ... There is much more to proper apple tree pruning, but these six cuts will get you started building your confidence for more sophisticated ...

Branches should be cut flush ... to prune out water sprouts and suckers as this will stimulate the tree to produce more. Removing water sprouts and suckers is the most time consuming and difficult ...

After taking out the water sprouts, move on to crossed branches and cut out some of those until ... The longer you wait to prune apple trees, the harder it is to eventually get them back producing ...

Apple: The modified central leader technique is ideal for apple trees. Cut off upper branches that ... “You’re going to work on training out scaffold limbs,” Polozola said.

Gardeners with apple or pear trees are being warned to check them ... the best course of action is to immediately cut it out. The RHS further advises: "Completely cut out all affected smaller ...