2007-09-15 04:25:34 · 11 answers · asked by Robin H 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I always prune mine at around this time of year if I'm going to do it but I don't do it every year. I pruned it last year and would have had the best crop ever this year if the wind and rain hadn't blown two thirds of my apples off the tree earlier in the year but I still had plenty.
2007-09-15 05:21:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The general rule is Pips in the winter when they are dormant, and Stones in the summer. That is apples and pears in the winter and cherries and plums in the summer. Before prunning an apple you need to establish whether it is a tip or spur bearing tree. Some apple trees bear fruit on the tips of their branches while other bear the fruit on spurs along the branch. If it is a tip bearing variety then do not prune the whole tree as next year you will have no fruit. A really good book stocked by all libraries is The Fruit Expert by Hessayon. This book will not only tell you what type your tree is but also how to prune it. Hope this helps.
2007-09-18 08:21:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Summer prune in June and winter prune November to March
2007-09-16 08:58:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seems late winter is the best time to prune apple trees - late February through to early April.
FAQ-Prune Apple Trees Question:. When is the best time to prune apple trees? ... Sanitize your pruning tools between trees by soaking them with a 10 percent solution of chlorine ...
http://www.extension.umn.edu/projects/yardandgarden/AAMG/trees/pruneapples.html
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The best time to prune is during late winter or ..... wood in an apple tree should be removed in one. pruning season. Guides for pruning other kinds of ...
http://www.omygarden.com/tips/pruningfruittrees.pdf
Apple trees pruning - best time - UBC Botanical Garden Forums Apple trees pruning - best time Fruit and Nut Trees.
http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=363
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rot organisms and canker. Late, dormant season pruning is best. The ideal time to prune apple trees is any time from February through April. ...
http://www.extension.unh.edu/Pubs/HGPubs/caremat.pdf
2007-09-15 04:35:04 · answer #4 · answered by Dragoner 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
anytime after the first hard frost up until early spring. You just need the tree to be dormant when you prune it.
2007-09-15 04:35:03 · answer #5 · answered by Jan Luv 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trained bush and standard trees: thin out 2 and 3-year old shoots annually. Espaliers and cordons: cut current seasons growth back to 3 leaves above the bassal leaf clusters, summer: cut secondary growth back to 1 leaf in autumn.
2007-09-18 08:11:50 · answer #6 · answered by Big wullie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about now in the UK as soon as you pick the fruit
I've already done my to apple trees and they are both about 15 years old and i do the same each year and always get fruit the following year
this year had bumper harvest
2007-09-15 04:35:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Autumn
2007-09-15 04:27:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if you were in the UK ..you would'nt be pruning them but picking them and eating them
2007-09-15 04:30:12 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after fruiting and early spring
I must be as old as DRAGONER I fully agree with him
2007-09-15 04:35:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋