![]() ![]() In addition to the survival benefits, pruning an apple tree stimulates stronger, more vigorous growth from the remaining buds. ![]() A good reference book, such as Pruning Made Easy, can be invaluable for providing additional visuals and answering questions you may have during the pruning process. In Zone 6 and north, you should wait until late winter. Plan to prune your apple trees every year during their dormant season. The only pruning necessary at planting time would be to remove any broken or damaged branches and roots. Because of this, you do not need to prune them again at planting time. When your bare-root apple tree arrives from Stark Bro’s, our professionals have already pre-pruned your tree for you. Pruning, in this instance, helps balance the top growth of your tree with the root system, giving the roots time to re-establish in your yard to support existing top growth and new growth. These hairlike, delicate roots are important to the process of absorbing moisture and nutrients in the soil. When your apple tree is dug up from our fields to be shipped to you, and any time a tree is transplanted, the root ball loses many of its fine feeder roots. ![]()
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