![]() ‘Once you prune year-round, you begin to train your fruit trees rather than just shape them. Steve and Val Bradley, experts from Amateur Gardening, advise that to guarantee a good yield of fruit in a kitchen garden you need to accept that pruning is ‘not just a winter task’ as it is with normal fruit trees. The winter prune can be used for more major renovation work and to deal with any congested branches, and the summer prune aids with encouraging the development of fruiting spurs and to ripen the fruit. It is a sound idea to get a good balance between the two. The best time for apple tree pruning is in winter, when the tree is dormant, and espaliers also need a second prune in summer. ![]() Getting the time of year right for pruning is just as important as knowing when to plant your apple tree in the first place.Įstablished espalier apple trees are routinely pruned twice a year. ![]() (Image credit: Alamy/Nigel Greenstreet ) When to prune espalier apple trees
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