About February, cut out all the dead wood water spouts (the limbs that grew
straight up), limbs that grow down, ones that grow toward the center of the
tree, and those that if left growing, will rub on a limb that would be
better to keep.

Picture in your mind how you want your trees to look, and then start cutting
out limbs that will help you reach that goal. Keep in mind that as old as
they are, you will probably need to do this over 2 to 4 years.

Dwayne


"Mike Davis" wrote in message
news:rws_a.7178$Ue.2746@lakeread05...
We're trying to rejuvinate some 20+ year old very overgrown apple trees on
our WV property. Can anyone suggest a good guide for pruning to get them
back into shape?

Thanks,
MJD