Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be pruned in late August or early September. When pruning it's essential ... about six buds. Old, neglected trees are often ...

Julia suggested giving apple and pear trees a good prune around December, which is smack dab in the middle of their dormant phase - lasting right up until the onset of spring. You'll need to get ...

Younger trees tend to grow quicker than old ones, which means they are more likely to need more frequent pruning. There are several reasons not to prune an apple tree. One is if the tree is very ...

A warning has been issued to those with pear or apple trees in their gardens ... making very large or very small pruning cuts. "Even with very old trees, resist the temptation to prune off large ...

The 68-year-old British ... do harm by not pruning and patience in a garden is a great virtue." When it comes to fruit trees, Monty warned that if gardeners prune an apple tree harshly in the ...

The problem is that generations overlap, so a plant will have one-year-old canes bearing fruit, mixed with the next season's stems making their early growth. To prune the plants, cut out the ...