How to Prune Apple Trees in Summer

In this video I will be showing you how to prune apple trees during the summer. Summer pruning on apple trees are essential and the methods used in this video are transferable to other fruit trees. By doing a summer prune on you are encouraging fruit bud development for next year, retaining the trees shape, allowing light and air flow to the apples you have this year to allow them to ripen better and reduce the risk of diseased fruit, removing this years leafy growth so more of the trees energy and nutrients are directed to improving this years fruit size and taste, and by doing the pruning in the summer the cuttings from the apple tree are thinner easier to compost and reduces the need for a winter prune. All round a must for anyone who wants to make the most out of their apple tree and get the best results.

Your apple tree may need a winter prune if it is very overgrown find out how to in this video.

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[gardenerstale]

IF YOUR APPLE TREE IS VERY OVER GROWN WATCH THIS:

This video shows you how to prune your apple tree in the winter which is the right time to be removing large branches and thinning out dense overgrown trees. To find out more watch the

[jamesgibbs]

Not just entertaining, dude- that was brilliantly informative and to the point.. thanks..

[Archk]

Thank you so much! My tree is overgrown as I never learned how to prune in the summer. Thank you very much.

[CC-gfnt]

I am in Western NY, near niagara Falls area. Apples are king in this area, however I had none in my yard. Always loved the blossoms. I now have several crabapple I harvested wild from fields near the shop I worked at. They blossom beautifully and I had a couple spots in the yard in mind for them. I harvested them in late summer at about 7 feet tall. October. I had to cut some of the Tap Root I was nervous about doing. I dug nice size holes for them and a trench for the Tap root the direction it was naturally growing. I watered them often, keeping them wet the rest of the season. I was told they would not make it. I was told they would not blossom the first spring. I watched them defy those sentiments. Life needs a few things, food, water, and care. I am committed to offering them these needs and they respond absolutely well. I am new(ish) to pruning so your guide is very helpful. It is Jan 31 2024 and out I go for my winter pruning. I did watch your winter pruning video. I have also planted, now three years, Mcintosh and Jonathan 3' approx. 95 cm. each. Bought them cheap end of season.. TALK TO STORE MANAGERS!! It pays. So, winter was close I wanted to protect them from rabbits that will eat the fresh bark. I caged around the young trees about a few feet high thinking good enough. Winter came and dumped feet of snow. The rabbits walked on top of the snow a 'girdled' the young trees. They ate all the way around them and quite a bit up. I was told they will die, pull them. Again Life is relentless. I left them until a new shoot grew below the damage. I now have trees back to the original height. It took a few seasons but, again, it takes a lot to kill them completely. Thank you for your time in presenting a very straight forward look at this art of pruning, and shaping.

[barbaranast]

Superb tutorials on winter and summer pruning of apple trees! ~ A new fan from Victoria, BC Canada.

[abdulqadeerkhan]

Yeah you speak like a civilised person unlike many of those hyper guys. Thnx😊

[Mary-J-OK]

Really appreciate this video! We moved into a new house a few months back and it has an apple tree. I'd never heard of summer pruning until my dad told me that the apple tree would need it. I tried to read instructions but it's hard to understand without seeing someone do it. Thankfully I found your video. Massive help.

[DP-uqfy]

Brilliantly delivered, extremely informative, and to the point. A pleasure to watch.

[jeffreybisely]

Just finished my apple tree’s first real winter prune. Looking forward to summer prune and great crop of apples this year. Thanks from Morro Bay California

[CulinaryCompost]

I usually watch videos between 1.5-2x speed your the first person I've ever slowed one down for! 😂 What a beautiful tree! In such few words still a lot of knowledge! Thanks again glad I found you!

[johnmulvey]

Lovely! And thanks for giving inches as well, for those of us slightly older

[knelia_]

Thank you! I particularly liked that you showed a fruiting bud :)

[SelfSufficientHub]

This is great Adam! I’ll definitely point people here on next Wednesdays podcast!

[donnalapoint]

Thx for explaining the buds but I would've like to see you show the 3_5 buds on the tree that you keep, pointing each out so I could see better what you're talking about. Thx!!!

[bosquebear]

I'd like to see a video of you winter pruning this tree.

[gdr]

Thanks good instruction. Our old Granny Smith tree, I pruned it earlier in June and now they have regrown twice as long. Crazy growth. It also flowered and fruited much earlier than last year. So I should now wait a couple more weeks and go for it. Northern California. I definitely need one of the long handled pruner.

[dominiccox]

This is really clear and informative. So many videos show pruning a trained small tree. I've got a large mature tree (60+ years), this video is just what I needed to tell me how to prune it. Thanks!

[cherryhember]

Brilliantly clear and informative thank you

[radharcanna]

That’s great. Very clear and informative. There are so many lovely apples on that tree. It looks very neat after pruning.

[jacquibrinkley]

Thank you for sharing I'm so glad I found your channel, I'll be back 😂