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Nansypansy Wed 25-Apr-18 22:21:41

My apple tree is 4 years old. It produced quite a lot of apples last year and has lots of blossom now. I don’t want it to grow too tall and cut the main stem a couple of years ago. But there are half a dozen “leggy” ones growing near the top ....
Can they be reduced in size by 2/3rds or is it the wrong time of year?

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lemongrove Wed 25-Apr-18 23:13:59

It’s the wrong time of year.We do ours in Winter.Now it will be full of blossom, which of course, means apples later.

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merlotgran Thu 26-Apr-18 09:02:50

You can reduce size in June/July when fruit has been set but it's just to control growth not to promote fruit.

Any drastic pruning needs to be done in winter as lemongrove says.

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