Does the thought of pruning your beloved fruit trees make your palms sweat, and leave you searching online for videos or tutorials on how to do it correctly? Are you afraid that you will mess up the branching structure and ruin all possibilities of harvest for the next growing season? Never fear. Apple trees are very forgiving. Start with that thought in mind, and there is no way you can give your apple tree a bad hair cut - nothing it won't grow out of anyway! When to prune apple … [Read more...] about How To Prune Apple and Pear Trees In Winter For Higher Yields
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The Total Guide To Growing & Caring For A Crabapple Tree
Apple trees are among the most widely cultivated plants in the world. With some 7,500 known cultivars within the Malus genus, the common apple tree (Malus domestica) we know and love produces sweet fruits that can be eaten raw or used in cooking. We know these types as orchard apples, eating apples, cooking apples, and culinary apples. The other type of Malus is the wild apple, also known as the crabapple tree. Producing tart fruits no larger than two inches in … [Read more...] about The Total Guide To Growing & Caring For A Crabapple Tree