saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Well guys. I've been climbing around in my Apple tree all afternoon pruning it for the last time.
Sure gonna miss that tree BUT not pruning it.
The tree is taller than the house and probly close to 20 feet across.
It is a lot of work but I didn't do it last year so it really had to be done this year.
We should have a very good crop of apples this year, but with the move to Tahoe I won't be able to keep up with pickin them and givin them away.
Might not even be here cause they are a late season apple. They don't get ripe till July or August.
In the good years we probly give away 40 five gal buckets of apples and we throw away at least the same amount or more.
They are Gravenstein apples which are a short stemmed apple. They grow in clusters up to 5 or so. Then when they start getting to big it pushes some off so we get a lot off the ground.
Then later when they start to get ripe they start fallin off and a lot more get thrown away.
If they aren't too damaged they still make GREAT pies and apple sauce/butter though.
It's the ONLY apples I eat. If they aren't off my tree I don't care for them.
Sure wish more of y'all lived closer so you could enjoy them.
If you refrigerate them right when you pick them they will keep for MONTHS. If you leave them out on the table/counter they will start to get mealy within a few days to a week.
I'm bout as sore as you can get. I'm hurtin all over. I might be getting to old to be climbin around the trees for HOURS and workin a pair of loppers or hand shears. But like I said, this is the last time I'll have to do any pruning HERE.

Deltadog925 Loc: Oakley California

You just need to figure out how to make a Apple muscle relaxer
And then stay out of the trees
Oh I was just told it’s called a Apple martini 🍎🍸

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

I bet that would work.

Jeremy Loc: America

apple juice and rum would probably be great. Pruning is good for the tree and fruit quality but I agree its spooky and dangerous. what other trees are near there so it pollinates? It probably has another apple tree of different type within 100 or so feet. Apples need different type to pollinate. Many trees are graphed with seveeral types on one trunk just for the pollination thing.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Saw never had that variety at the orchard. We did have big old trees like that when I first went there. Now most of them plant drawf trees. No longer need 24' rung ladders to pick them. Did alot of trimming in my 9 yr stay. Everyone I knew that had fruit trees wanted me to trim em for them. Next time rent a man lift n a small pole saw. Much safer brother

DC Loc: Washington state

thanks for the reminder I have some apple trees that I need to prune in January. hoping for a good crop this year. last Lear we had a freeze during the bloom so didn't get much fruit, did can some apple sauce, and juice but not as much as I would have liked.

dbed Loc: POMME DE TERRE LAKE MISSOURI

I have 2 apple, 2. Peach. and a pear tree to. prune. They have gotten way too tall. I might take the chain saw and take the tops off.

DC Loc: Washington state

know what you mean my older trees are simi- dwarfs when I planted them I was young and a 12-15' trees didn't sound to bad but as I got older I have switched to dwarfs 8-10' seems tall enough and still end up with lots of fruit although I had to fence in my trees since the deer also like shorter trees

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

I took my pole saw up to Tahoe and didn't bring it back down here last time.
OH well. I lived to see another day anyway. Don't have to worry bout ever doin it again.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

That what matters most brother. One more day one more cast both good things. Have a good day Saw 👍

Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio

Thanks for the reminder Saw I really need to trim both of my apple tree's. Hope you aren't too sore today 😳 just keep movin you'll work it out 🤪

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Not TOO bad. Still a little sore but nothing like last night.
This is the time of year to prune them. While they're dormant.
All this rain we've had and now the next 2 weeks or more of sunshine and good weather EVERYTHING is gonna start growin and comin back to life.

Mauwehu Loc: Norwalk Ct

Happy to hear you’re OUT of the tree. A younger friend of mine fell out of his apple tree and ended up paralyzed. I’ve done my own work around the place all of my life but I’m starting to realize at 72 I have to be careful. I recently hired a younger guy to help me with a roof. He went up, I mostly stayed down. It got done.

Billycrap2 Loc: Mason county,W(BY GOD) Virginia, 🇺🇸🦅

Never cut a top off it will die in about a year if you do, pruning is fine to produce air flow making to produce crops
My apple trees are Dwarf trees got 12 tree 5yellow delicious 5 red delicious 1 June apples and one grime golden tree, two peach trees 🍑 9 blueberries bushes and 125 strawberries planted all surrounded by 6ft hog wire fence 100 ft square with Bob wire to keep out the deers this is the first year start in March 2015

bottomcoon Loc: Tahlequah, oklahoma

Hello Saw. I'm not looking forward to it but I've got 18 fruit trees to trim up starting this weekend. I didn't get them trimmed last year so the're pretty wooley right now. I've bought some carbide toothed Sawzall blades just for pruning & using my battery powered Sawzall the job should be easier. Cutting the limbs has never been the issue, it's all that bending & stooping to pick up the limbs that bothers me. Good luck on your move Steve.