Homeowner's Guide to Training and Pruning Apple Trees

<p>In contrast to modern commercial orchards consisting of closely planted trees attached to a trellis backyard growers will find it easiest to train dwarf apple trees to a central leader with several tiers of lateral (or scaffold) branches. Homeowner's Guide to Training & Pruning Apple Trees will teach you step-by-step how to train your young tree from planting to maturity to develop and maintain the ideal “Christmas tree” shape. Along the way we’ll reveal our “insider’s secrets” to help you understand the ‘whys’ of tree growth and how each type of pruning cut affects your tree. Finally once your tree reaches the desired height we’ll share with you a simple method to keep your tree within bounds. Written in clear easy-to-follow language and illustrated with many line drawings Training & Pruning Apple Trees in addition to apples also includes basic instructions for shaping other types of fruit trees including peach pear apricot cherries plums and persimmons.</p>