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When to Prune?
Mary Reid
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in Fruit & veg
I have a new miniature apple tree (grafted with James Grieve and Cox`s) which appears to be fruiting well, with few drops. It is in a very large container. However, I don`t know when and how to prune for next year. Help!
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Hi Mary, the RHS young apple tree pruning advice is here:
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?PID=164
If yours has fruited, it's likely a 3 year old tree so maybe this is more apt:
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?PID=90
Basically you prune in the Winter to promote branch growth. Summer pruning (and it's too late for that now) is for increasing fruit yield and to restrict growth.