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How Do You Prune Apple Trees In The Northwest?

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How Do You Prune Apple Trees In The Northwest?

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In order to boost apple tree production in the Northwest, it is wise to prune the trees. Pruning apple trees in winter allows you to work on the tree’s shape while pruning apple trees in summer significantly increases apple production. Whenever you decide to prune those apple trees, the important factor is to make sure you do it right. Hold a lateral shoot in your hand. The apple tree is ready to be pruned if the stem is about the thickness of a pencil and the wood is almost ripe. Find the third shoot from the end of the selected branch. Prune the stem back just before the third leaf. Prune just before the second leaf for thinner stems, and just before the first leaf for weak stems. Continue pruning each lateral stem found on each branch. Cut the lateral stems the same way as above on each branch, all the way around the tree. The narrow branches allow more light into the center of the tree.

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