Pruning prevents your apple tree from being invaded by diseases and pests that could kill it and allows it to grow healthy and provide delicious fruit. The best time to prune your apple tree is ...

The best time to prune most fruit trees is during their dormant period. Specifically, late winter to early spring is optimal because the coldest period of winter is over (making it easier for the ...

Sharpen those pruning tools because fruit tree pruning time is here! Mid February through the first week in April is the best time of the year to prune fruit trees. Dormant pruning of fruit trees ...

and ‘Pristine and ‘Enterprise’ for resistance to powdery mildew and apple scab. If you’ve already got a tree or two planted, winter dormancy is the time for some pruning and spraying ...

Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be pruned in late August or early September. When pruning it's essential to keep your secateurs sharp. Blunt tools can cause ...

‘The best time to plant bare-root fruit trees like apples is towards the end of winter or the first half of spring, once the ...

He stated: “The pruning of both apple and pear trees is best done over the colder winter months. Traditionally, it is done between November and March, meaning that January is the perfect time to ...

Is this a good time to prune apple and other fruit trees? Answer: Fruit trees can be pruned any time from now until early April. It is best to prune before new growth starts. Fruit trees should be ...

just 10-20 pruning cuts may be necessary for the entire task. The advice provided is most relevant to apple and pear trees cultivated as bush or standard varieties and is best implemented from ...