It’s time for winter maintenance on apple trees. Here’s what you need to know. Published: Feb. 08, 2025, 6:00 a.m. A properly pruned apple tree. Stephen Ward/OSU Extension Service. By .

For apple scab, do one spray now while the tree is dormant and the tips of the buds are green. Spray again later in winter when bud tips are pink, but before blossoms open.

Pruning apple trees can sometimes be a daunting task. They tend to be relatively forgiving. Generally, in fact, the more you cut back on a branch, the more it will grow.

Prune your apple tree now for fall fruit Ciscoe's tips for this important winter garden chore. #k5evening To stream KING 5 on your phone, you need the KING 5 app.

In a normal winter, the trees are waiting for that clock to add up to a certain number (in apple trees, we would like to consider it to be around 1200). In New York, that happens around New Year's.

Although this winter season has brought frigid and rough weather to multiple parts of the U.S., it’s also brought incredible photos of how nature has been handling the extreme cold. First, the ...