Waiting until winter or early spring can reduce the chances of disease spreading to the apple tree and ensure the wounds heal ...

Winter is the ideal time of the year to prune many trees. The branches are bare which makes it easier to see the overall ...

The perfect time has arrived to prune your apple and pear trees. The dormant period, lasting from November to early March (just before bud burst), provides ideal conditions for this essential ...

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 regrowth - but the gardening charity emphasises the importance of not overdoing it. According to guidance on its website ...

That is a good time for some kinds of pruning, but so is summer. My ‘Gravenstein’ apple is shedding excess fruit and the tree, an espalier on the back fence, is heavy with leaves and new shoots.