Hi, new member to IBC here. I was given a crabapple earlier
this year that
has some crossing branches which I would like to prune back.
The buds have
formed and all leaves/fruit are gone. Can it be pruned now or
should I wait 'til
early spring? Location here is central Calif. Temperatures at
night are going
down to upper 30's (F). Though I've been involved in bonsai for
about 3 years, I
don't have much experience with fruiting trees.


Well, it probably shouldn't be allowed to fruit two years in a
row, so now would be OK to do that pruning.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only to the
white man was nature a wilderness -- Luther Standing Bear
(Ogallala Sioux Chief)

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