Well, my crabapple bloomed for Passover, and was lovely for about a week. Now
it is all over the place, & I am unclear about what to do next. The books don't
always tell you what to do right now. Should I prune now or let it run until
the fall? I know there are a few new branches that need wiring, if I can find
them. There are also a couple of branches which need more growth, but most of
them are big enough & just need more twigging. Any suggestions? Should I
defoliate it?
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
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HI

Iris Cohen wrote:

Well, my crabapple bloomed for Passover, and was lovely for about a week. Now
it is all over the place, & I am unclear about what to do next. The books don't
always tell you what to do right now. Should I prune now or let it run until
the fall? I know there are a few new branches that need wiring, if I can find
them. There are also a couple of branches which need more growth, but most of
them are big enough & just need more twigging. Any suggestions? Should I
defoliate it?

do you want it carry fruits?
if so leave some fruits where are estetically nice and prune the
others branches but be careful a leave 2 buds un the left part of
the pruned branch..
leave the others buds grow and make leaves and those ones that
will carry no fruits can be cut back end may -june leaving 2-4 pairs
of leaves but not later .. will form new twigs that will carry the
next flower in 05..
you can repot in oct nov after le leaves are fallen
and at the same time prune the branches that carried fruits if needed
or the branches that you do not want to keep for the overall structure
of the tree


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