On 11/02/2015 18:52, Another John wrote:

They have evidently not been well pruned for a long time, judging by the
jungle of growth, hence I'm not sure how to start (or even whether to
start). May I ask: how would you tackle them?

Thinking of the one in my apple tree - that's not a tangled mess.

I shall await the experts with interest. /She/ wouldn't let me be as
brutal as I though it needed!

Andy