IF YOUR APPLE TREE IS VERY OVER GROWN WATCH THIS: m.czcams.com/video/C3pny3_5eE4/video.html This video shows you how to prune your apple tree in the winter which is the right time to be removing large branches and thinning out dense overgrown trees. To find out more watch the video.....
I am in Western NY, near niagara Falls area. Apples are king in this area, however I had none in my yard. Always loved the blossoms. I now have several crabapple I harvested wild from fields near the shop I worked at. They blossom beautifully and I had a couple spots in the yard in mind for them. I harvested them in late summer at about 7 feet tall. October. I had to cut some of the Tap Root I was nervous about doing. I dug nice size holes for them and a trench for the Tap root the direction it was naturally growing. I watered them often, keeping them wet the rest of the season. I was told they would not make it. I was told they would not blossom the first spring. I watched them defy those sentiments. Life needs a few things, food, water, and care. I am committed to offering them these needs and they respond absolutely well. I am new(ish) to pruning so your guide is very helpful. It is Jan 31 2024 and out I go for my winter pruning. I did watch your winter pruning video. I have also planted, now three years, Mcintosh and Jonathan 3' approx. 95 cm. each. Bought them cheap end of season.. TALK TO STORE MANAGERS!! It pays. So, winter was close I wanted to protect them from rabbits that will eat the fresh bark. I caged around the young trees about a few feet high thinking good enough. Winter came and dumped feet of snow. The rabbits walked on top of the snow a 'girdled' the young trees. They ate all the way around them and quite a bit up. I was told they will die, pull them. Again Life is relentless. I left them until a new shoot grew below the damage. I now have trees back to the original height. It took a few seasons but, again, it takes a lot to kill them completely. Thank you for your time in presenting a very straight forward look at this art of pruning, and shaping.
Really appreciate this video! We moved into a new house a few months back and it has an apple tree. I'd never heard of summer pruning until my dad told me that the apple tree would need it. I tried to read instructions but it's hard to understand without seeing someone do it. Thankfully I found your video. Massive help.
Hey Mary your most welcome. Yes pruning apple trees has always been associated with being a winter job but you can also prune in the summer and that really boosts the apple crop well done for your Dad recommending it. Really glad this helped you that's why I made this channel, thanks for your feedback means a lot. 👍 Hope your pruning goes well 😁
I usually watch videos between 1.5-2x speed your the first person I've ever slowed one down for! 😂 What a beautiful tree! In such few words still a lot of knowledge! Thanks again glad I found you!
Just finished my apple tree’s first real winter prune. Looking forward to summer prune and great crop of apples this year. Thanks from Morro Bay California
Hey Cornelia thanks so much for you comment. I can't recommend this pruning technique enough as in a garden it keeps the apple tree shaped yet very fruit productive 😁👍
This is really clear and informative. So many videos show pruning a trained small tree. I've got a large mature tree (60+ years), this video is just what I needed to tell me how to prune it. Thanks!
Hey dominiccox6948 that's wonderful to hear glad it came across well. Thanks for taking the time to comment hopefully I will have more apple pruning videos out in the future 😁👍
Thanks good instruction. Our old Granny Smith tree, I pruned it earlier in June and now they have regrown twice as long. Crazy growth. It also flowered and fruited much earlier than last year. So I should now wait a couple more weeks and go for it. Northern California. I definitely need one of the long handled pruner.
Hey GDR thanks for your comment glad you found this helpful. Sounds like if you are able to next year wait until pruning it a bit later when the tips have hardened then it won't put on a second flush of growth so you only need to prune it once 👍 the long handle pruners are fantastic 😁👍
Thx for explaining the buds but I would've like to see you show the 3_5 buds on the tree that you keep, pointing each out so I could see better what you're talking about. Thx!!!
Hey thanks for the comment and feedback I will certainly try to do more close ups during explaining to help in future videos. Glad you found the video helpful. 😁👍
Yes I certainly will do a video on it when I give it a winter prune. At the moment I am keeping it under control and productive with a summer prune every year. It will need a thin out and a reduction prune in the winter at some point so will do a video on it then. 😁👍
Hey Sean thanks for the comment much appreciated. It's a really lovely tree I have been pruning for about 7 years now when I first pruned it, it was hugely overgrown with a lot of long bowing branches and very congested. After that very hard winter prune I continued with a yearly summer prune to re build up the fruiting buds (creating spur networks) and I did do one winter prune on it a couple years ago to thin some the spurs out but other than that it's the yearly summer prune. I wanted to keep it neat and well shaped as possible as the path and grass are there but still wanted a really productive apple tree. 😁👍
Hello Cherry thanks very much for your comment glad you found this helpful. It's a far easier and more productive way to prune than a heavy winter prune 😁👍
Hey Adam, I've just recently started watching your videos, which are very informative and educational! It would be useful if you could state what tools you use (ie. brand & model) in the video description - I would be very interested to know what long reach pruner you were using here, and also the stepladder, as I would like to get these for myself 😊
Hey Simon, with these cuttings they can be composed straight away as are usually sappy and immature so break down quicker but if you have a small shredder to hand that will speed things up. Alternatively goats love to eat them if you know of anyone with them 😁👍
Hello arthill ah I would love to it's a very satisfying job to do. I will do a video in the future on a mature apple tree renovation winter prune. That was the prunne I did on this tree 7 years ago to get it back into shape and producing apples again. 😁👍
Hey Ellie thanks for taking the time to watch both videos it will really pay off when you prune your apple tree. It's a lovely tree which is now very productive after doing some heavy winter prunes to start with then following up now every year with just summer prunes. I am not sure of the age at a guess I imagine 60 years old 👍
IF YOUR APPLE TREE IS VERY OVER GROWN WATCH THIS:
m.czcams.com/video/C3pny3_5eE4/video.html
This video shows you how to prune your apple tree in the winter which is the right time to be removing large branches and thinning out dense overgrown trees. To find out more watch the video.....
Lovely! And thanks for giving inches as well, for those of us slightly older
Not just entertaining, dude- that was brilliantly informative and to the point.. thanks..
Hey James thanks so much for your comment means a lot glad this helped you out 😁👍
I am in Western NY, near niagara Falls area. Apples are king in this area, however I had none in my yard. Always loved the blossoms. I now have several crabapple I harvested wild from fields near the shop I worked at. They blossom beautifully and I had a couple spots in the yard in mind for them. I harvested them in late summer at about 7 feet tall. October. I had to cut some of the Tap Root I was nervous about doing. I dug nice size holes for them and a trench for the Tap root the direction it was naturally growing. I watered them often, keeping them wet the rest of the season. I was told they would not make it. I was told they would not blossom the first spring. I watched them defy those sentiments. Life needs a few things, food, water, and care. I am committed to offering them these needs and they respond absolutely well. I am new(ish) to pruning so your guide is very helpful. It is Jan 31 2024 and out I go for my winter pruning. I did watch your winter pruning video. I have also planted, now three years, Mcintosh and Jonathan 3' approx. 95 cm. each. Bought them cheap end of season.. TALK TO STORE MANAGERS!! It pays. So, winter was close I wanted to protect them from rabbits that will eat the fresh bark. I caged around the young trees about a few feet high thinking good enough. Winter came and dumped feet of snow. The rabbits walked on top of the snow a 'girdled' the young trees. They ate all the way around them and quite a bit up. I was told they will die, pull them. Again Life is relentless. I left them until a new shoot grew below the damage. I now have trees back to the original height. It took a few seasons but, again, it takes a lot to kill them completely. Thank you for your time in presenting a very straight forward look at this art of pruning, and shaping.
Yeah you speak like a civilised person unlike many of those hyper guys. Thnx😊
Hey abdulqadeerkhan thank you very much for your feedback means a lot 😁👍
Superb tutorials on winter and summer pruning of apple trees! ~ A new fan from Victoria, BC Canada.
Hey Barbara thanks so much for your kind comment glad my videos could help you with pruning your apple trees 😁👍
Really appreciate this video! We moved into a new house a few months back and it has an apple tree. I'd never heard of summer pruning until my dad told me that the apple tree would need it. I tried to read instructions but it's hard to understand without seeing someone do it. Thankfully I found your video. Massive help.
Hey Mary your most welcome. Yes pruning apple trees has always been associated with being a winter job but you can also prune in the summer and that really boosts the apple crop well done for your Dad recommending it. Really glad this helped you that's why I made this channel, thanks for your feedback means a lot. 👍 Hope your pruning goes well 😁
I usually watch videos between 1.5-2x speed your the first person I've ever slowed one down for! 😂 What a beautiful tree! In such few words still a lot of knowledge! Thanks again glad I found you!
Brilliantly delivered, extremely informative, and to the point. A pleasure to watch.
Thank you very much for your kind words that means a lot, so glad that came across. All the best 😁👍
Just finished my apple tree’s first real winter prune. Looking forward to summer prune and great crop of apples this year. Thanks from Morro Bay California
Wow a stunning monster of a tree 😍
Hey, thanks yes it's certainly a nice old one you don't often see these anymore 👍
Thank you for sharing I'm so glad I found your channel, I'll be back 😂
Hello again your very welcome I look forward to having you back 😁👍
Thank you! I particularly liked that you showed a fruiting bud :)
Hey Cornelia thanks so much for you comment. I can't recommend this pruning technique enough as in a garden it keeps the apple tree shaped yet very fruit productive 😁👍
This is really clear and informative. So many videos show pruning a trained small tree. I've got a large mature tree (60+ years), this video is just what I needed to tell me how to prune it. Thanks!
Hey dominiccox6948 that's wonderful to hear glad it came across well. Thanks for taking the time to comment hopefully I will have more apple pruning videos out in the future 😁👍
This is great Adam! I’ll definitely point people here on next Wednesdays podcast!
Thanks good instruction. Our old Granny Smith tree, I pruned it earlier in June and now they have regrown twice as long. Crazy growth. It also flowered and fruited much earlier than last year. So I should now wait a couple more weeks and go for it. Northern California. I definitely need one of the long handled pruner.
Hey GDR thanks for your comment glad you found this helpful. Sounds like if you are able to next year wait until pruning it a bit later when the tips have hardened then it won't put on a second flush of growth so you only need to prune it once 👍 the long handle pruners are fantastic 😁👍
Thx for explaining the buds but I would've like to see you show the 3_5 buds on the tree that you keep, pointing each out so I could see better what you're talking about. Thx!!!
Hey thanks for the comment and feedback I will certainly try to do more close ups during explaining to help in future videos. Glad you found the video helpful. 😁👍
I'd like to see a video of you winter pruning this tree.
Yes I certainly will do a video on it when I give it a winter prune. At the moment I am keeping it under control and productive with a summer prune every year. It will need a thin out and a reduction prune in the winter at some point so will do a video on it then. 😁👍
That’s great. Very clear and informative. There are so many lovely apples on that tree. It looks very neat after pruning.
Hey Sean thanks for the comment much appreciated. It's a really lovely tree I have been pruning for about 7 years now when I first pruned it, it was hugely overgrown with a lot of long bowing branches and very congested. After that very hard winter prune I continued with a yearly summer prune to re build up the fruiting buds (creating spur networks) and I did do one winter prune on it a couple years ago to thin some the spurs out but other than that it's the yearly summer prune. I wanted to keep it neat and well shaped as possible as the path and grass are there but still wanted a really productive apple tree. 😁👍
Thanks, I shall do your winter and summer prune on my cooking apple tree which is in much need of the right pruning techniques. 👍
Hey Srw_cricket thanks for the comment it's a great pruning combination then you can just do a summer prune every year. All the best with it 👍
Brilliantly clear and informative thank you
Hello Cherry thanks very much for your comment glad you found this helpful. It's a far easier and more productive way to prune than a heavy winter prune 😁👍
Thanks, just what I was looking for
Hey Harvey most welcome glad it helped 😁👍
Hey Adam, I've just recently started watching your videos, which are very informative and educational! It would be useful if you could state what tools you use (ie. brand & model) in the video description - I would be very interested to know what long reach pruner you were using here, and also the stepladder, as I would like to get these for myself 😊
Wow brilliant clear instructions, thankyou
Hey Pip thanks for the feedback glad you enjoyed the video 😁👍
Like the ladder! Do you burn these cuttings or can they be composted?
Hey Simon, with these cuttings they can be composed straight away as are usually sappy and immature so break down quicker but if you have a small shredder to hand that will speed things up. Alternatively goats love to eat them if you know of anyone with them 😁👍
Oh, please come and prune my 5 trees. They are mature and so out of control.
Hello arthill ah I would love to it's a very satisfying job to do. I will do a video in the future on a mature apple tree renovation winter prune. That was the prunne I did on this tree 7 years ago to get it back into shape and producing apples again. 😁👍
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That’s a really nice looking apple after it was pruned. The trunk is very big. How old is it?
Hey Ellie thanks for taking the time to watch both videos it will really pay off when you prune your apple tree. It's a lovely tree which is now very productive after doing some heavy winter prunes to start with then following up now every year with just summer prunes. I am not sure of the age at a guess I imagine 60 years old 👍