OK, really thick question
I've got an old Bramley in desparate need of care. How far do I prune it back?
If anyone says "to a leaf bud" or "to a flower bud" or "to where next year's crop will be" please can they describe what I'm looking for.
Told you it was a thick one!
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Hi Diana
There's an article on BBC Gardening covering the pruning of apple & pear trees
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/pruning_pruneappletrees.shtml
Regards
MikeB
Diana I got a catalogue from Deacons on the Isle of Wight and they go into some detail about pruning in it
I have loads of old fruit trees and have pruned them all but my fruit is poor quality. I keep them as I like the look of the old gnarled trees in my walled garden :)
I pruned out dead branches and any branches which were crossing over each other. I wasn't radical though as I was scared of killing it. On the wounds I put some proper stuff on - It's green gunk called Arbrex I think :)