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 .

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.

When our fruit trees go into dormancy, building their reserves for spring bloom and summer harvest, it’s time to show them some love and care. Janet Caprile, UC Cooperative Extension’s Farm ...

When to Prune Apple Trees . The best time to prune an apple tree is during late winter or early spring after the fruit has ...

APPLE TREES have been sleeping soundly all winter. Before they wake up, it's the perfect time to give them a quick pruning to help them on their way this spring. Here's how to prune an apple tree.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Anthony DeMoon focuses his gaze on a Jonathan apple tree at the far end of his orchard. Normally bursting with pockets of bright red fruit, the branches are bare. In years past, the tree has produc… ...

Young trees are particularly vulnerable during the first five years following planting. Their bark is thin and easily damaged during winter, and thin, smooth, tender bark is an attractive food source.

2. Stratify the seeds. Apple seeds need a period of cold stratification to mimic winter and encourage the seeds to germinate.