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apple trees
Judith Kimber
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in Fruit & veg
I have a couple of old apple trees that are very tall, going straight up with no outward branches. I believe the garden used to be an orchard once upon a time and the 3 trees I have are all that's left so am keen to save them. Any ideas to encourage outward growth?
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I would cut the upward branches to an outward facing bud and hope that they would grow outwards to make more of a cup shape. My trees were old and unpruned but we took 2 years to cut the old branches to a better shape and remove some of them as we were worried about the shock to the trees. They look a lot better now.