How to Prune an Apple Tree

An excellent little book that starts with understanding your tree and the effect of pruning. The rest of the 30 page book  takes the reader through three stages

– formative pruning early in a trees life to get them into fruiting. This can be applied to the trees we supply.

– maintenance pruning to get a balance of growth & fruit production once the trees have developed their shape and are into fruiting.

– restorative pruning to improve older trees vigour, shape & fruiting. Older trees can become out of shape or unproductive. Neglected trees may have become oversized or congested. All will benefit from restorative pruning.

A very understandable book that will give confidence to any reader. Though aimed particularly at apple trees the principles apply to pear trees aswell.