Sept - too late to prune apple tree?

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• daca34948 Posts: 11

  September 2023

  September is late summer, crossing into autumn.
  
  From what i understand, light pruning should be ok, as long as rain is not expected. But these days, weather forecast is less reliable.
  
  Than other people say late winter or early spring.
  
  The more the tree is established and developed the more resilient it is to pruning.
  
  How old is your tree ?

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• JenqbOvxpOB Posts: 6

  September 2023

  Thanks. The tree looks to be 10+ yrs old. I don't want to ruin my apple crop for next year as I should have pruned the off shoots down to fruiting spurs in high summer.

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• Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

  September 2023

  I'd prune it now - it's only just autumn and more like summer now than it was in summer!
  I summer pruned my pear cordons in early August, but new growth has appeared. I'll be pruning that back today and start to tackle the mass of water shoots on one of my apple trees

  
  Billericay - Essex
  
  Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
  Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

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• JenqbOvxpOB Posts: 6

  September 2023

  Thanks for the feedback - sounds sensible! I'll get onto it before the rain sets in for the week!

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• Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

  September 2023

  JenqbOvxpOB said:

  Thanks for the feedback - sounds sensible! I'll get onto it before the rain sets in for the week!

  Yup - my thoughts exactly!

  
  Billericay - Essex
  
  Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
  Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  September 2023

  I’ve only just done mine … (life and death got in the way) … as you say, prune them hard back this weekend. 👍 
  
  

  
  Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• JenqbOvxpOB Posts: 6

  September 2023

  Sorry to hear that 💐 Ok, glad the pruning now is seconded 👍🏻

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  September 2023

  Thank you @JenqbOvxpOB 🙏 

  
  Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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