As an arborist, your humour around the saw tickled me 😂. Spot on with your branch collar cut too! A lot of people leave stubs, or worse, cut flush to the stem. Nice one guys, a job well done!
1st thanks a lot, 2nd i work with plants not trees however "all trees were plants one day OF COURSE" but i found that these were a very good methods to learn (I mean the 25 to 35 discarding of the tree materials ' unwanted and unnecessary materials ETC... ', again thank you so much, wish you the best
Thank you. Your trees look much like the trees we have here at the ranch, as we have no idea how to care for them. The Fuji apples are excellent, and the Old People's Faces apples are also excellent.
This was wonderful, thank you for this. I work at a ministry in Grand Rapids Michigan and our community garden has 3 overgrown apple trees that I want to take care of so our neighbors can start to have a healthy access to apples. Appreciate this wisdom!
This is great. I have a cherry tree in similar condition. Hopefully the same principle apply to cherries as well. I do though have a hard time eye-balling 25%, but this is good
Thank you for this tip! Pruning trees! Good rule of thumb 👍 No more than 25% annually! And please DON'T head back ANY tree back to a bunch of stumps everywhere! You should have seen the last video of a guy on utube! Butchered everything on an apple tree! OMG!
Inherited some pear trees. Left unattended for 4-5 yrs. Waaay too tall. Some branches broke due to heavy fruit load last fall, can I use a Stihl chain power pole to cut some of the TALL branches? Cann9t tackle them on a ladder safely…
Great video! Bought a new farm and it has an old HUGE apple tree that puts on beautiful leaves an thousands of small apples. We didn't have hope for it so we cut out the inner dead and a few large lower branches so our grands can use it as a tree fort. Now I'm wondering if we can save it eventually. We would have to get a chainsaw and cut the center out. My question is will it live if we cut more than 25% knowing we'll have a ton of new branches jutting out to take care of next year? This tree is 3-4x the size of your tree. It needs something drastic to make it even resemble an apple tree.
I hope you didn’t go drastic, 30% is safe. Spread it over 3 years. I have a lot of fruit and nut trees and it’s the same process. Half of the cherry, apple and pear trees where planted in 68. The Brazzillion nut and walnut was planted in 76. From personal experience over pruning looks good when you first do it but by the following season you will have more issues. Be patient and one thing I think should have been mentioned is to take a step back after you make cuts to look at the tree. Also once you remove a main branch you can’t glue it back on. I think these tree are beautiful when maintained. The fellow in the video did a great demonstration for a overgrown tree…it’s easy to get carried away when pruning a massive tree.
Yup, I definitely should've done more of this last year.. My next prune will be that much more fun lol. You'd laugh at my kraken/viking tree. It's eroding out of a pretty steep embankment and into the ocean. The original top curled up and died a long time, I trimmed it flat so I could stand on it to harvest. Looks like the dragon on front of a stereotypical viking longboat. The roots have now largely been exposed running back up the embankment and holding on like tentacles with the trunk being the kraken head. Apples are a little mealy textured and need extensive cleaning from the sea spray but the flavor is awesome and they make good sauce :)
Thank for this I have an older peach tree and I think it's pear? It may be apple I don't remember. Being we are both 8a is it too late to prune when the tree is already sprouting leaves?
Yes, I think you should wait now. Of course, damage sometimes happens and we have to remove a branch and no harm comes to the tree it seems. But I would not do a full on trim after it has started to leaf out. I feel that may result in excessive leaf growth and possibly set back flowering/fruiting.
We had an old overgrown apple tree damaged in a recent storm. One of the main lower trunks partially snapped. Is there any saving that, or should we just prune off that trunk?
The thing is a BEAST Cathy! It's the size of a small mountain and quite possible the most beautiful plant currently in the garden! Thank you so much for it, we appreciate you!
Lonely Pines. People who seek knowledge never ask if what you demonstrate is beneficial. When I saw what you were doing, I knew you knew a little, but not much. As an arborist, I got over wanting to kill righteous, do-gooders who want to help others, even if what they do is harmful. Just so that you don't feel picked on, I also disrespect so-called arborists who are badly trained and don't think about the harm they do; you know, it's just business. Pertinently, trimming a tree is performed from the terminals in and not inside, cutting to the exterior of the tree. IF you want to improve, I suggest you buy the book Arboriculture by Prof. Richard Harris. First, find the chapter on wounds and then you might see how much irreparable damage you did to that apple tree. Follow the science and improve.
As an arborist, your humour around the saw tickled me 😂. Spot on with your branch collar cut too! A lot of people leave stubs, or worse, cut flush to the stem. Nice one guys, a job well done!
You sound like Tom Hanks! Hi from Australia! 🇦🇺
Good discussion of the pruning principles, especially water sprouts.
As a tree trimmer, you really caught my attention with the "sawzall and a ladder" part.
Your video just made pruning click in my mind, thank you!
Thank you for doing this video - I have your trees twin in my garden and will go for 25% crown reduction plus deadwood. Great advice
Great video! Some good information and examples. Thanks for posting it!
Thank You!! You helped me put everything together and my trees look great!!
1st thanks a lot, 2nd i work with plants not trees however "all trees were plants one day OF COURSE" but i found that these were a very good methods to learn (I mean the 25 to 35 discarding of the tree materials ' unwanted and unnecessary materials ETC... ', again thank you so much, wish you the best
Great video, l learnt so much and it all makes sense.
great job
Thank u this was helpful! God bless
Thank you. Your trees look much like the trees we have here at the ranch, as we have no idea how to care for them. The Fuji apples are excellent, and the Old People's Faces apples are also excellent.
I use a saw like yours. I only have one large tree when we moved in. Planted a baby apple tree to replace the old one someday.
This was wonderful, thank you for this. I work at a ministry in Grand Rapids Michigan and our community garden has 3 overgrown apple trees that I want to take care of so our neighbors can start to have a healthy access to apples. Appreciate this wisdom!
This is great. I have a cherry tree in similar condition. Hopefully the same principle apply to cherries as well. I do though have a hard time eye-balling 25%, but this is good
It's funny that your voice sounds just like Tom hanks. hahaha
Thank you for this tip!
Pruning trees!
Good rule of thumb 👍
No more than 25% annually!
And please DON'T head back ANY tree back to a bunch of stumps everywhere!
You should have seen the last video of a guy on utube!
Butchered everything on an apple tree!
OMG!
I have exactly the same problem. So thx a million. Have you any pic after the 25% prune and how much fruit did you after the prune? Very encouraging
Inherited some pear trees. Left unattended for 4-5 yrs. Waaay too tall. Some branches broke due to heavy fruit load last fall, can I use a Stihl chain power pole to cut some of the TALL branches? Cann9t tackle them on a ladder safely…
Great video! Bought a new farm and it has an old HUGE apple tree that puts on beautiful leaves an thousands of small apples. We didn't have hope for it so we cut out the inner dead and a few large lower branches so our grands can use it as a tree fort. Now I'm wondering if we can save it eventually. We would have to get a chainsaw and cut the center out. My question is will it live if we cut more than 25% knowing we'll have a ton of new branches jutting out to take care of next year? This tree is 3-4x the size of your tree. It needs something drastic to make it even resemble an apple tree.
I hope you didn’t go drastic, 30% is safe. Spread it over 3 years. I have a lot of fruit and nut trees and it’s the same process. Half of the cherry, apple and pear trees where planted in 68. The Brazzillion nut and walnut was planted in 76. From personal experience over pruning looks good when you first do it but by the following season you will have more issues. Be patient and one thing I think should have been mentioned is to take a step back after you make cuts to look at the tree. Also once you remove a main branch you can’t glue it back on. I think these tree are beautiful when maintained. The fellow in the video did a great demonstration for a overgrown tree…it’s easy to get carried away when pruning a massive tree.
If you do prune too much, could you possibly remedy it by removing flower buds or young fruit that year to direct that energy back into growth?
Yup, I definitely should've done more of this last year.. My next prune will be that much more fun lol.
You'd laugh at my kraken/viking tree. It's eroding out of a pretty steep embankment and into the ocean. The original top curled up and died a long time, I trimmed it flat so I could stand on it to harvest. Looks like the dragon on front of a stereotypical viking longboat. The roots have now largely been exposed running back up the embankment and holding on like tentacles with the trunk being the kraken head. Apples are a little mealy textured and need extensive cleaning from the sea spray but the flavor is awesome and they make good sauce :)
I got a great visual from reading your comment….gave me a chuckle 😊
Maybe you could write a storybook about that tree!
Thank for this I have an older peach tree and I think it's pear? It may be apple I don't remember. Being we are both 8a is it too late to prune when the tree is already sprouting leaves?
Yes, I think you should wait now. Of course, damage sometimes happens and we have to remove a branch and no harm comes to the tree it seems. But I would not do a full on trim after it has started to leaf out. I feel that may result in excessive leaf growth and possibly set back flowering/fruiting.
Go hawks!
Go hawks!!
We had an old overgrown apple tree damaged in a recent storm. One of the main lower trunks partially snapped. Is there any saving that, or should we just prune off that trunk?
I'd cut the whole thing off. Sadly, there's no saving it & removing it will help the tree heal much more quickly
I have that problem with 2 fruit trees in the backyard
Same…2 pear trees
Year 2? more video, got fruit trees at costco. they were on sale!!
Oh yay! What kind of fruit trees did you pick up?
@@LonelyPinesFarm some apple and pears
I'm just going to buy dwarf trees, as I wont be climbing trees to trim them!! how is the Rhubarb growing?
The thing is a BEAST Cathy! It's the size of a small mountain and quite possible the most beautiful plant currently in the garden! Thank you so much for it, we appreciate you!
Dwarf trees can uproot. I will get a standard tree cut back
Dammit!
you havent seen an "overgrown" or branchs-on-floor apple tree yet. and if you did you wouldd know what the real meaning of pruning is
i never understand when they say too tall to harvest from …. shake the tree and all the shit falls down!
That's how you bruise your apples ;)
Lonely Pines.
People who seek knowledge never ask if what you demonstrate is beneficial. When I saw what you were doing, I knew you knew a little, but not much. As an arborist, I got over wanting to kill righteous, do-gooders who want to help others, even if what they do is harmful. Just so that you don't feel picked on, I also disrespect so-called arborists who are badly trained and don't think about the harm they do; you know, it's just business.
Pertinently, trimming a tree is performed from the terminals in and not inside, cutting to the exterior of the tree.
IF you want to improve, I suggest you buy the book Arboriculture by Prof. Richard Harris. First, find the chapter on wounds and then you might see how much irreparable damage you did to that apple tree. Follow the science and improve.