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Mar 13, 2024 9:04 AM CST
Taos, New Mexico (Zone 5b)
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I agree with @Lucy68, moving it isn't a good idea. You'll probably kill it if you try. And I think you have to choose between the apple tree and the evergreen next to it. One of them has to go or neither will be happy.

Are you interested in the fruit? A lot of apple tree pruning techniques are about maximizing fruit production. If you don't want a lot of fruit you should just prune it for shape and to control its messy nature.

If you want fruit try to re-establish the central leader (google it) and control the height. I would prune like this:

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(on the right side of the picture try to save the branch that is at a 45 degree angle to the main branch.

But don't prune it all in one year. A basic rule is to not prune more than 1/3 of a fruit tree in any year. With that in mind you could probably prune one more larger side branch this year and then stop. Prune again next year including topping.

Here's more info on pruning apple trees:
https://pubs.nmsu.edu/_h/H327/....

Good luck!
Last edited by Henderman Mar 13, 2024 9:06 AM Icon for preview

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