AGRICULTURAL AND FARM NEWS By Nathan Winter Extension Educator – Agricultural Productions Systems McLeod/Meeker County The spring time weather will soon be heading our way. Prune apple ...

Pruning apple trees encourages growth and prevents reduces ... Also, consider hiring a professional certified arborist if the ...

AGRICULTURAL AND FARM NEWS Prune apple trees, including flowering crabapples, mountain ash, hawthorns and shrub cotoneasters in late winter from February to early April. Spring or summer pruning ...

For January, this includes pruning apple and pear trees to encourage ... "Even with very old trees, resist the temptation to prune off large limbs," it says, as they are at risk of decay.

Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be pruned in late August or early September. When pruning it's essential ... vigorous and very large, with the fruit out of ...

More specifically, he encouraged gardeners to prune their apple and pear trees this month. He stated: “The pruning of both apple and pear trees is best done over the colder winter months.

For January, this includes pruning apple and pear trees to encourage ... "Even with very old trees, resist the temptation to prune off large limbs," they warn, due to the risk of decay.

Winter is a great time to prune the trees in your garden ... In some situations, I prune off sections of a large limb to reduce the weight of the limb before making these cuts.

Question: Can I reduce the height of my apple trees so all the fruit is within reach without a ladder? Is this a good time to prune apple and other fruit trees? Answer: Fruit trees can be pruned ...