Apples are produced on spurs (or buds) that are found on wood that is two years and older. When pruning apple trees ... most fruit trees to properly manage the amount of fruit-bearing wood each ...

where trees bear heavily one year, followed by no apples the next, referred to as biennial bearing. When is the best time of year to prune apple trees? The traditionally recommended time is from ...

Pruning apple trees encourages ... to eliminate from the tree entirely). You can shorten these branches by making a slanted cut perpendicular to the nearest fruit spur, where you want the tree ...

For larger branches, a pruning saw is needed. To decide where to begin, imagine the ideal, well-pruned, well-bearing apple tree. The shape favored by research is a pyramidal Christmas tree shape ...

Pruning apple ... of fruiting spurs. Final shaping: Step back and assess the overall shape of the tree. Make any additional cuts to maintain the desired form. Apple trees are often pruned to ...

My pruning mentor told me decades ago that a bird should be able to fly through a well-pruned apple tree without getting hurt. A fruit spur on an apple tree will produce fruit and leaves.

Spur-bearing apple, pear and Asian pear trees ... But right now there are no dwarf rootstocks for pear trees; they require more room and diligent pruning to control their growth.

Pruning apple ... of fruiting spurs. Final shaping: Step back and assess the overall shape of the tree. Make any additional cuts to maintain the desired form. Apple trees are often pruned to ...

Apple trees tend to get overgrown ... which have a different growth habit and pruning schedules) should have their fruit-bearing canes tip-pruned back in late winter to control plant form and ...