The profusion of tangled branches on an unpruned apple tree can look confusing to a beginner. Get started by making six basic ...

as well as dwarf and semi-dwarf apple trees. Open center form: There is no central leader; instead, the tree has an open, vase-like form. This type of pruning works for almond, apricot ...

Apples are the most common homegrown fruit in Northern regions. Most apple tree owners know they’re supposed to prune their trees, but it’s not always clear how to do it. Apple tree pruning ...

Apple trees aren’t easy to grow because they need consistent care, including precisely timed spraying and pruning, to ...

Pruning also improves air circulation and allows more sunlight to reach the tree’s canopy, which helps reduce disease and insect pressure. In apple trees, diseases such as apple scab and powdery ...

ROCKPORT — University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Knox and Lincoln counties is hosting a spring workshop for home gardeners and commercial producers on how to prune mature apple trees ...

Apple trees can grow very large, but their size can be managed by pruning them to a two-dimensional espalier shape and by choosing trees that have been grafted onto dwarf or miniature root stock.