Pruning Apple Trees
Hello, I have 2 apple trees that are in need of pruning and I'm not sure where to start. Does anyone know anybody that prunes fruit trees profesionally? I have done alot of research on the subject but I am just not confident that I will be able to give it what it needs. Thanks, Stephen |
Pruning Apple Trees
Best to prune fruit trees in February when they are dormant but getting
ready to bud out. Check the paper around that time. There is usually a pruning workshop at the JC Raulston Arboretum. I think I know someone at work who might be a good source of info. I will ask him. Bug me. I forget things easily. Stephen Schmidt II wrote: Hello, I have 2 apple trees that are in need of pruning and I'm not sure where to start. Does anyone know anybody that prunes fruit trees profesionally? I have done alot of research on the subject but I am just not confident that I will be able to give it what it needs. Thanks, Stephen -- Pat Brothers The Powell House Wake Forest, NC Zone 7b The Perennials Lady at Atlantic Avenue Orchids and Garden Center |
Pruning Apple Trees
The NC Cooperative Extension Service has published "Training and
Pruning Fruit Trees," which is available at the Extension office on Carya Drive. It's free. They also have a wide array of other helpful publications. MAC |
Pruning Apple Trees
MAC wrote:
The NC Cooperative Extension Service has published "Training and Pruning Fruit Trees," which is available at the Extension office on Carya Drive. It's free. They also have a wide array of other helpful publications. MAC and for those who do not want to drive, try this URL: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/ag29.html Chuck |
Pruning Apple Trees
I'd be interested in comparing notes later.
I have a couple very old (40-50 YO?) apple trees with multiple stresses (dead wood, overgrown, falling down, etc). Remarkably, they are still producing apples, but I think they will be happier and healthier with some pruning to let more air and sunlight into the interiors. I have been clearing away branches in stages over the years, starting with the obviously dead wood, then taking out some of the crossing branches and smaller stuff that is not really helping the trees. My main resource has been Pruning Simplified by Lewis Hill, Garden Way Publishing/Storey Communications, Inc. (green softcover). I've found lots of good advice and drawings for pruning different varieties of trees, including ideal times, shapes and strategies, how to treat new twigs vs. old ones trees, etc. Well, you have probably read all about that already! If the trees are really bent out of shape, they will need to be pruned in stages to let the trees adjust. Good luck! Looking forward to hearing about the results. Joy in Durham "Stephen Schmidt II" wrote in message 7... Hello, I have 2 apple trees that are in need of pruning and I'm not sure where to start. Does anyone know anybody that prunes fruit trees profesionally? I have done alot of research on the subject but I am just not confident that I will be able to give it what it needs. Thanks, Stephen |
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