Apples and pears produce fruit on stubby growths called fruiting spurs ... apple and pear trees annually. What you want to do ...

This removes the majority of the vine’s growth from the previous year. Unlike the other major vine training system, cane pruning, spur pruning can be mechanized, and is generally preferred in warmer ...

If left to their own devices, most apple trees grow into large, globe-shaped trees, with the best fruit forming on the tree’s ...