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Pruning Ywnn Apple Tree*
Mach could bo aid in regard to the pruning of young trees, for upon them rests the future pro* ductiveness of each apple orchard. A young apple ?ee should be pruned to develop a framework which will be structurally strong in the mature tree. It is unwise to prune any more than necessary to accomplish this. Every unnecessary cut is an economic loss.
In planting young trees the purchase of one-year-old trees is preferred. The one-yeag-old whips should be headed back to about 36 inches at planting time. After . the first season’s growth in the orchard a selection of side branches should be started, with the lowest / scaffold branch being about eighteen (to twenty inches from the ground surface and forming a wide angle to the trunk. Higher scaffold branches may be selected, provided the branches are nine to twelve inches apart arid are well spaced around the trunk. The number of main scaffold branches that seems most desirable in mature apple trees is between eight
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