Pruning bramleys?
Earlier in the year I set about enthusiastically pruning my apple trees and made a good job of them all, but after having successfully carried out this pruning I heard that bramleys are tip bearers! So, this year we have not a single bramley! When, and how, is the right time to prune brambleys, without some sort of pruning the things will grow out of control? Alan -- Reply to alan(at)windsor-berks(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk |
Pruning bramleys?
"Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... When, and how, is the right time to prune brambleys, without some sort of pruning the things will grow out of control? Alan Alan, we have a very old and large bramley in our garden. All you can do really is remove any crowded or crossing branches to keep the centre open. Our tree had been neglected for several years so what we have done is remove branches that are obviously past their fruit-bearing best and thin out the crowded growth. This has rewarded us with much larger apples but it has also made the tree grow quite a lot! Bramley trees do get pretty big and there's not a lot you can do about it without compromising next year's fruit. |
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