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
Here are some websites that tell you all about the care of apple trees Murray. If you like the trees and they look natural in the garden then maybe pruning is the best answer so that they can stay where they are. http://www.lofthouse.com/apple/ http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/fv_mainte ... 45,00.html Let us know what you decide to do. :-D
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.
