Conversely, if you don’t prune at all, the tree will grow too many limbs and will produce less fruit.” The longer you wait to prune apple trees, the harder it is to eventually get them back ...

Waiting until winter or early spring can reduce the chances of disease spreading to the apple tree and ensure the wounds heal before the warm summer months. You should also wait to prune apple ...

More specifically, he encouraged gardeners to prune their apple and pear trees this month. He stated: “The pruning of both apple and pear trees is best done over the colder winter months.

Question: Can I reduce the height of my apple trees so all the fruit is within reach without a ladder? Is this a good time to prune apple and other fruit trees? Answer: Fruit trees can be pruned ...

Can I reduce the height of my apple trees so all the fruit is within reach without a ladder? Is this a good time to prune apple and other fruit trees? Fruit trees can be pruned any time from now ...

For January, this includes pruning apple and pear trees to encourage regrowth - but the gardening charity emphasises the importance of not overdoing it. According to guidance on its website ...

Alan Buckingham, author of Allotment Month By Month, suggests in his book's January section gardeners should check apple and pear trees for signs ... All such pruning should remove all brown ...