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    ON THE VEG PATCH

    Dec 26, 2018 4 minutes

    PRUNE APPLE TREES

    STEP 1: Do a little bit of research before you start to cut. Check your varieties and look for the best way to prune each one. Some vigorous cooking varieties should only be pruned in the summer months, but slower growing eating varieties do best if pruned in late winter. Choose a dry day with no frost in the forecast. Take a good look at the tree and make sure that you prune before the buds start to burst.

    Use long-handled loppers first, to reach higher parts of a tree; this does less damage than trying to climb up the limbs.

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