On 16/08/2011 16:01, Baz wrote:
Martin wrote in
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On 16/08/2011 15:21, Baz wrote:

Any advice for me please?

Modern apple varieties are fairly easily recognised once you have some
fruit to taste and photograph. Leave it alone and be patient.


Thankyou Martin,

I will give it some potash and leave well alone.

And prune this winter? What I was going to do is give it a dressing down,
as in taking off a few branches because it has too many.

Young apple tree so cut back according to the standard rules to make an
open goblet shape. Remove the weaker one of any crossing branches,
diseased wood (if any) and spindly branches. Since you don't know if it
is a tip bearer so leave the strongest branches full length this time.
The other way you can get no crop is to cut off all the flowering wood.

Borrow a book on pruning from the library if you are at all nervous
about doing it. RHS has one that is pretty detailed and clear.

Illustrations of where and how to cut and tools to use are easier in
pictures with examples. Real trees never look like the theory!

Regards,
Martin Brown