How to Prune Apple Trees in Winter

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Learn step-by-step how to prune apple trees in winter as I walk you through pruning our eight-year-old semi-dwarf Gravenstein to make sure your tree stays healthy and how to know which branches to prune away for a better harvest.
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@MelissaKNorris 5 лет назад

Have you ever struggled with pruning before? What fruit trees are you putting in or do you have on your property?

@thomashall4934 4 года назад

We have a wolf river apple tree, a Macintosh and an old red delicious, 2 pear trees 1 plum tree, 2 grafted cherry trees and 1 peach tree grown from a pit. We live east of Portland towards the Mt Hood

@sachinrana2852 2 года назад

Hii how are you i am apple farmer and you are from

@AllAiNow 7 месяцев назад

Hey Melissa, thanks for the vid! I've a 2 year old dwarf golden delicious that has 3 long main shoots off the trunk up about 3 feet, then they "bush" out at their tops with several other branches. I'm thinking I need to prune them way down closer to the main trunk line. They're about 5/8 inch dia. and don't have any off shoots up the 3 foot till they bush out. It's kinda like I'd be starting over with them as it wasn't pruned properly by the nursery when I bought it and I didn't notice it either. Hope I gave you enough info to make a suggestion without seeing it. Thanks! Zac :)

@dickiedo136 3 года назад

Good video. Others "talk" about fruit spears...you are the only one that actually showed a picture of one. That was very important to me. Thank you.

@aurawright2130 5 лет назад

Awesome video...clear and easy to understand! Thank you for all that you share...please know that you are truly an inspiration!

@B30pt87 8 дней назад

I did enjoy this, a lot. So I subscribed.

@homesteadinggypsy4573 5 лет назад

Thanks for the clear and detailed info.

@davemccormickmusic 2 года назад

well done milady...you have a knack for explaining and teaching...it's a gift :) thank you for using it

@thomashall4934 4 года назад

Thank you for the great video! We have a wolf river apple tree, a Macintosh and an old red delicious. All of them are in desperate need of pruning but didn't know how to do it. I'll be tackling that at the end of the month.

@arthursheeley1817 2 года назад

This video was so informative! I'll be saving it to my watch later for next time I prune!

@1-7-7-6 Год назад

Awesome video very informative. Thank you so much for teaching!!

@deshamarie8361 5 лет назад

Great video. Thank you for sharing.

@BearBottomAcres 5 лет назад

Great information. We will be starting our first apple trees in the Spring. I’ve heard great things about Gravensteins. ~Heather

@MelissaKNorris 5 лет назад

They're my favorite old timey apple, especially for pies and sauces

@lassie7777 5 лет назад

Thanks, very informative !!

@nyholmoskar6033 3 года назад

Low branches and open vase is very cute, assuming you dont have rabbits or deer to worry about. Thats why I go with central leader and a minimum of 1 meter between groun and 1st branch. Because we have had 3ft of snow and -30 celsius in Finland...and the Fiskars saw is ok for bigger branches, but it has a really coarse cut.

@amitnegi8690 2 года назад

Thnxs

@palbros9102 4 года назад

So much information!!! Do glad I going your channel! We planted I each of McIntosh, honey crisp and empire apple trees last year and I now there is a jonagold or Jonathan tree here in our yard that's not been very well taken care of that I'm trying to help. And a bigger one that I don't know the type. We also planted 2 kinds of peach trees one of which I think is dying :( and we have an older plum tree too. I didn't prune at all this spring because the local nursery that I got the new ones from said I shouldn't have to this first year but I did take the fruit off the new trees. Pruning is very intimidating to me. I need to prune the old ones really well this next spring.

@RaviNegi4393 2 года назад

Iam from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 himachal You r purning apple cutting good

@thakurkrishansisodia1329 2 года назад

‌ Hello thanks for good video 👍❤️

@jaybee5794 2 года назад

I liked your video because it was easy to follow and understand. Thank you. This is my first year growing and pruning my apple trees. I’m also in the Pacific Northwest. Would I ever paint the limbs I cut, to stop the tree from getting diseases?

@MelissaKNorris 2 года назад

No, the arborists I've spoken with don't reccomend it

@zsquire1 5 лет назад

I'm in Florida and have 2 huge lemon trees and a medium size orange. I don't think they have ever been pruned. Should I do it all at once or take a few years to get them back in shape? Thanks, I learn so much from you!

@MelissaKNorris 5 лет назад

You'll want to go slow, good advice is to never remove more than about 25% of the tree in one year. I'd start with the damaged/diseased, criss-crossing or inner facing branches first and then after those are removed, go with the next ones. Good luck!

@zsquire1 5 лет назад

@@MelissaKNorris Thanks! Really appreciate the answer!

@alfredsuhrbier4166 3 года назад

@@MelissaKNorris I went out of my garden hut and saw a woman with pants down, crouching behind my apple tree. 🥶😱 What should I've done ??

@Gretchen5010 5 лет назад

Is this the same process for other fruit trees? Great video, looks like I need to get out and do some pruning.

@MelissaKNorris 5 лет назад

Yes, the shaping of the tree would be the only difference if you have a central leader (think a pyramid shape instead of opening up like a vase) but we have all our's pruned to modified central leader (this video) that is a hybrid of the open vase (where you remove everything from the center so it looks open like a vase). I find modified central leader has worked great for our fruit trees.

@adrianjervis9971 4 года назад

For more information check out Monica Maggio, pruning budgets, thinning cuts vs heading cuts etc.

@EeccmanNL 4 года назад

you got swag

@mattspoden7442 5 лет назад

Great video. Rubbing alcohol has to be rubbed to destroy fungal spores and such. Just an FYI for greater success

@MelissaKNorris 5 лет назад

Thanks for the tip

@cintyahansen4970 5 лет назад

Thank you! Great info 😀 We have a three year dwarf apple tree. We had lots of blooms last spring, but didn't get any fruit. Maybe it's too young. Anyway, should we give it a boost this time with compost? What would you recommend? Thank you again, and have a great day!

@MelissaKNorris 5 лет назад

If you didn't get any fruit it's a pollination issue, you need to bring in another cross-pollinating variety. I wouldn't use compost but this will help you out (scroll down to the pollination section) melissaknorris.com/5-tips-to-starting-an-orchard-and-growing-fruit/

@matthewtaylor2185 3 года назад

If your blossoms wilted down first, you also likely had a fire fireblight issue.

@Hukolb11 5 лет назад

We live in Arizona so citrus, pomegranate, fig. Have been wondering if and when to prune them as there is a cold season but not as long and dormant as what I've been used to with seasons up north. Then 2 nice seasons spring and fall, and nothing grows well in the summer, very opposite :).

@MelissaKNorris 5 лет назад

Hi Nicole, while your season is shorter you still want to prune in the winter, after your harvest time but before the buds begin to leaf/flower out.

@Hukolb11 5 лет назад

@@MelissaKNorris Thank you! We may have missed it this year as we moved in a week or two ago, picking the last of the fruit and it has already blossomed with next season's fruit. The leaves never drop on citrus in "fall" here, but fig and pomegranite do. Next year!

@arthurdewith7608 5 лет назад

Cute I like to prune with her it's so desolate in the orchars5

@DucPham-ok5ko 2 года назад

What's different between winter and summer pruning ?

@fludrbywest3886 3 года назад

But don’t you need some low branches for critters so they don’t eat the bark on your trees?

@2010stoof 3 года назад

So I just bought a house and was told I have 2 apple trees. The neighbor said "one is eating apples and one is baking apples". I know nothing about this. He said they only fruit every other year. I don't believe the last owner did anything with it for the last 5 years since he bought it. I'll use this video to try and prune it down I guess Is it too late here in Michigan to do this and should I wait until next winter? Any help would he good Again I know nothing about these trees. Don't even know what kind. Just know ones baking and ones eating, whatever that means.

@variousartists-topic6823 5 лет назад

Make Q & A video please!!!!!!

@MelissaKNorris 5 лет назад

Did you have a specific question?

@variousartists-topic6823 5 лет назад

@@MelissaKNorris Yes, what's the maximum age of apple trees?

@ord-xdxd2380 5 лет назад

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@MultiDoolin 3 года назад

Pretty good vid, but please edit your comment about waiting for “late Spring” to prune.

@terrim.602 2 года назад

I wondered about that comment. Based off what I've read and watched, pruning is supposed to be done in the winter, or after all leaves and first freeze. Idk..

@zachlloyd9392 3 года назад

Interesting, just watched another video of a well known and successful Canadian permaculture orchardist that says you WANT your fruit bearing limbs off the trunk pointing downward not up.

@MelissaKNorris 3 года назад

I've had them split and break which then damages the tree so I don't.

@zachlloyd9392 3 года назад

@@MelissaKNorris Which makes perfect sense. Curious if his zone in CA deals with just snow and not really thick ice buildup. I wasn't saying you are wrong and you laid out your reasoning in the video very well. I enjoy the information you put out, has helped me get started in my garden.

@ddubsr5886 3 года назад

The tried and true method to know if your tree has been pruned back enough is if you can comfortably throw a cat threw the middle

@zachlloyd9392 3 года назад

Saw a video where a guy said cat for dwarf, dog for semi-dwarf and semi-standard, and a calf for standard trees. I love those kinds of visualizations, makes it easy to get an idea of spacing.

@matthewtaylor2185 3 года назад

Fiskars saw facepalm.