Beer Belly
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I have 2 Apple Trees that are rather large, one tree produces a good amount of fruit up high (15 ft.+), and barely any below that. The second Apple Tree is being overtaken by the nieghbors Grape Vine (non producing.....will probably cut it to stop it's advancement and then work on removing it later). What is the proper method for Pruning??, I was told to "Top the Apple Trees", by climbing it and cutting off the top to encourage fruit growth on the lower branches.....is this right??,.....high much should I cut off??.....how tall should I allow the tree to grow??....these Trees have to be somewhere around 35-40 ft. tall.
........The Trees are in the back w/ White Buds....this picture was taken from a distance. The Garage type structure stands 8 ft tall to give you a referance as to the size of the Trees