Comments on: Fruitwise guide to pruning apple trees-spur thinning

By: drfellll

drfellll — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:16:48 +0000

Stephen, I’ve visit many topics. Viewed many info’s, but you take the cake! While i was glued to the wealth of knowledge you have on the apple trees, straining for the wind noise in portions of your videos. What i mean is, your a one of a kind! You not only have the knowledge and ability, but you truly create learning. Your an irreplaceable teacher professor. Mine trees were prown to be 30 feet tall in a year, so i used much of your insight. Chopped them more artisically how you described.

By: daddygreenjeens

daddygreenjeens — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:43 +0000

thank you for your post – Mt Sterling OH

By: johnnyg03

johnnyg03 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:46:37 +0000

Thank you for your response. Your videos are very helpful for young fruit tree enthusiasts. I am sure I will have more questions in the future. Thanks again.

By: stephenhayesuk

stephenhayesuk — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:08:55 +0000

Correct as a rule, the lower spurs will bear fruit wthat will be shaded so I genberaly remoVe them first. Obviously if there was a bare-looking piece of branch and a lower spur or 2 was lall there was in that part of the tree, you could sensibly leave them. Most mature apple trees will overproduce too many small fruit if left alone (see my fruit thinning videos) so as you need to remove some spurs you may as well start with the ones on the lower part of the branches.

By: johnnyg03

johnnyg03 — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:58:10 +0000

When viewing a spur system before pruning, I assume it would be most wise to prune the spurs angled downwards?