March 8th, 2009 William came over a couple of weekends ago to show us how to prune our trees, it's much more involved than I thought.  He follows the new school of pruning philosophy, I'm not sure what the old one is but this one seemed to work well for our trees. Key points:
  • Only cut at nodes where the branches split, cut above the tree collar (the wrinkly part at the node) and it will heal faster
  • Spray your tools! Make sure to disinfect tools to avoid spreading disease between trees.
  • Wai...

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