anton wrote:

: Philip wrote in message . ..
:
: "colin mclean" wrote in message
: ...
: what is the definitive time to prune apple trees - uk NW - anyone help?
:
:
:
: Late winter / early spring time.
: Try to do it when the really cold weather is over , but do not leave it too
: late or the tree will have started growing


: and summertime. Summer pruning reduces vigour (leafy growth).

Mmmmmm...... I'd say it doesn't seem to encourage quite as much new
growth. Which is not quite the same.