If you only prune the top branches, this is where all the new growth will shoot up from, giving you a thicket of young, non-fruiting shoots that you'll just end up pruning off every year in exasperation (see gallery image). This will also reduce fruiting of tip and partial tip-bearing such as ‘Bramley’ and ‘Discovery’ as most of the fruiting wood will be removed. Try to stagger your pruning cuts throughout the canopy. Improved air movement discourages diseases. This allows more light into the canopy to ripen the shoots and fruit. But the majority of the fruiting wood should be quite young - one to four years old, which is the wood that fruits best.Īlso aim to create an open centre to your tree. Your aim is to take out a bit of old wood each winter, to stimulate new. Otherwise, remove watershoots from their point of origin. filling a gap – can be pruned by about third to encourage branching. Watershoots growing in a convenient place – e.g. This isn’t ideal as they crowd the crown. If you have pruned too hard, your tree is likely to produce vigorous upright branches called watershoots. Work around the tree evenly and keep an eye on your pruning pile - if it's looking a little big, STOP - you can always go back next year and do some more.Ī little word of warning: The more you prune, the stronger the regrowth (if the tree is healthy). Malvern Autumn Show - 22–24 September 2023Īim to take between 10-20% of the overall canopy off in any one winter.RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show - 5–10 September 2023.RHS Garden Rosemoor Flower Show - 18–20 August 2023.
RHS Garden Hyde Hall Flower Show - 2–6 August 2023.RHS Flower Show Tatton Park - 19–23 July 2023.RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival - 4–9 July 2023.
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