I have looked at the links and will have to look into it more...I know this is a long term thing ...my main concern was if I should be doing something now
My plan is to winter prune (as soon as all the leaves have fallen off) - and try and prune to a good shape...
Basically all the shoots are coming for the trunk! Any that look long and upright I will remove ...
As I said if it never fruits again it will still make a good play tree - if it does it is a bonus!
I was shocked by the amount they removed - but.... this gardener is a local company and they have a really good reputation ...we did have quite a frank discussion about whether it was worth while...
He knows I am trying to renovate the house so really don't have much time at the moment to keep this largeish well established garden (aka jungle) under control - and there are some high conifer hedges that I don't think I can maintain ...I should have more work for him ... (at the moment I am frantically cutting back as much as I can do before winter)
I did wonder if he got someone to do it for him ...he had a lot of work on and was trying to fit it in and the dodgy weather last spring was causing him problems...
Hi lusi83, You're welcome. We could give more informed advice if you posted a picture of the tree. I have a vision in my mind which could be quite exaggerated Not to worry though. I'm sure your tree will be restored to full fruiting in a few years. Sounds like you are in the same situation I was in when I moved in here. I took out 22 very large conifers. I had to remove one old apple tree but I'm slowly grafting over one.
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Jim, I see that you are somewhat younger than myself and therefore are lagging behind me in applying what you have learned over the years.
Perhaps you would care to tell the forum how you came to possess your expertise and ability to disseminate expert advice to other poor benighted folk.
A bit of a disagreement ...hmmm
Thnak you everyone
I have looked at the links and will have to look into it more...I know this is a long term thing ...my main concern was if I should be doing something now
My plan is to winter prune (as soon as all the leaves have fallen off) - and try and prune to a good shape...
Basically all the shoots are coming for the trunk! Any that look long and upright I will remove ...
As I said if it never fruits again it will still make a good play tree - if it does it is a bonus!
I was shocked by the amount they removed - but.... this gardener is a local company and they have a really good reputation ...we did have quite a frank discussion about whether it was worth while...
He knows I am trying to renovate the house so really don't have much time at the moment to keep this largeish well established garden (aka jungle) under control - and there are some high conifer hedges that I don't think I can maintain ...I should have more work for him ... (at the moment I am frantically cutting back as much as I can do before winter)
I did wonder if he got someone to do it for him ...he had a lot of work on and was trying to fit it in and the dodgy weather last spring was causing him problems...
Hi lusi83, You're welcome. We could give more informed advice if you posted a picture of the tree. I have a vision in my mind which could be quite exaggerated Not to worry though. I'm sure your tree will be restored to full fruiting in a few years. Sounds like you are in the same situation I was in when I moved in here. I took out 22 very large conifers. I had to remove one old apple tree but I'm slowly grafting over one.
Still waiting for a reply to my post of 19.43, Jim
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