mbwest
On The Way Up
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Location: Maida Vale, Central London, England
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| Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:45 pm Post subject: To cut or not to cut. |
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To cut or not to cut.
I have 2 apple trees in my garden and they are quite low and over-grown. They are not producing the best apples which I suspect is partly because of the growth. The only thing stopping me cutting it is I like the way the tree droops down and you have to move around it. It looks natural. Also If I do cut it the garden as a whole will get quite a bit more sun.
thanks in advance 
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eileen
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Primsong
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Location: Oregon (Map)
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| Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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We found it very worthwhile to have our apple trees professionally pruned for fruit - it was a bit of money, but they were way overgrown. Now I'm just trying to maintain what the tree-guys did, taking off the newer shoots in the wrong places, etc.
If you just don't want apples (they can be a bother to spray or care for and to clean up when you have windfalls) you may want to replace them with something that is merely ornamental.
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