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Finally! After about 2 month's delay due to bad winter weather, I have finally finished pruning the last of my apple trees. This one is about 50 years old and is a heritage New England variety called "Baldwin". Makes the best pies ever and the apples keep a good, long time. Now on to prune the raspberry patch. 
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@richrollgardener never thought people needed to prune apple trees, TIL!
@richrollgardener @gardening Nice haircut! and it’s well worth the weather enforced wait.
There’s an apple tree on the plot next door which is in desperate need of a good pruning.
@Broadfork @gardening No pruning = no fruiting!
@richrollgardener Absolutely. The half plot it’s on is currently vacant, awaiting new ownership. I might put a word in about it.
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@gardening @richrollgardener nice! Having planted a stack of them, I’m about to have to learn how to prune fruit trees properly: remain an avid fan of Ann Ralph’s ‘Grow a Small Fruit Tree’ which I hope is going to help.
Is that top growth you’ve take off just one year’s worth or two? And have you ever planted the off cuts to see if they will take? I did a few plum and cherry cuttings - about 30% success
@JimmyB @gardening The material pruned is one season's growth and is done every year. I have never tried to root or graft any of the prunings, it's all I can do to just prune and try to keep pests off the trees. Demands lie elsewhere in vegetable season.
Well - yes...I understand! I intend to keep all my fruit trees to easy pruning height. But even so, as I pack more and more into our little garden, while committed to working overseas during the week to a greater and greater extent, I become aware of the contradiction.
I've got another surprise week at home from tomorrow, but it's still a bit early to be doing the serious weeding. Reckon I should be able to plant some stuff out though.