John Leyzorek
New Member
I know about pruning apples for shape and strength and light, have done it, planted them, grafted them, for many years. Have read the threads here about season for pruning and I go with dormant so that the tree will have a whole growing season to begin healing....also easier to see what I am doing, without leaves.
A friend has a very old Fameuse tree, apparently healthy and vigorous despite having fallen over and re-rooted several times it its life...it looks like a small grove. General shape is not bad, it's not reaching for the sky, but branches are thick and matted, fruit is small. I offered to prune it over several years so as not to shock it, but she was told it should not be pruned at all. Before I say, "Nonsense!", I wanted to ask the experts if there could be any basis for this advice.
Also given that some wounds will take several years to heal, what is the feeling here about tree-wound-paints, to prevent rot getting into the heart of the tree? I have used some, and not used them, read that they do and do not help. Best kind?
Thanks!
A friend has a very old Fameuse tree, apparently healthy and vigorous despite having fallen over and re-rooted several times it its life...it looks like a small grove. General shape is not bad, it's not reaching for the sky, but branches are thick and matted, fruit is small. I offered to prune it over several years so as not to shock it, but she was told it should not be pruned at all. Before I say, "Nonsense!", I wanted to ask the experts if there could be any basis for this advice.
Also given that some wounds will take several years to heal, what is the feeling here about tree-wound-paints, to prevent rot getting into the heart of the tree? I have used some, and not used them, read that they do and do not help. Best kind?
Thanks!