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Feb 18, Although we still have some cold weather in store, now is the time to start thinking about pruning. Late winter and early spring are the times to prune fruit trees, including apple and pear trees. You can use the same pruning techniques for apple and pear trees. Be sure to check our Extension publication, “Fruit and Nut Review – Peaches, Nectarines, and Plums” for the correct techniques for other fruit trees. Jul 22, 2nd and 3rd year pruning Prune your apple trees in the dormant (winter) season.

March is generally the best month to prune fruit trees. However, The most vigorous upright shoot will become your central leader. Create scaffold branches by selecting 4 to. Jun 15, Summer pruning is less common on untrained trees, but as garden apples and pears are now almost always grown on dwarfing stock (tall, standard trees are not pruned in summer), it's not only possible, but they'll be much easier to control and you'll gain a deeper understanding of how your trees.