If left to their own devices, most apple trees grow into large, globe-shaped trees, with the best fruit forming on the tree’s ...

Most apple tree owners know they’re supposed ... with strong side branches, called “scaffold” branches, radiating outward. On young trees, if there’s more than one central leader, remove ...

This means you should maintain a central trunk with scaffold branches coming off the central trunk to hold your fruit ... You will likely be removing some water sprouts from apple and pear trees ...