You can do this as many times as needed over the course of a few.

Jun 23, You’re supposed to prune your apple trees during the summer solstice. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere that’s around June 20th. For everyone in the Southern Hemisphere that’s around December 20th. The reason for this timing has to do with the the stages of growth of apple trees and their production of bushmulching.bars: However, pruning is made much more simple using an Espalier training method and on top of this, it is far easier to pick the fruit.

Rather than branches being allowed to grow in any direction they please, Espalier apples trees are trained so that the branches grow horizontally out. Aim for the end of July to mid August. The reason you Summer prune is to restrict growth (after all an espalier is a restricted form) and to let in light to help the fruit ripen.

The light also encourages buds for the following season, so everyone’s a winner! Here are Four Steps to Summer Pruning Espaliers. bushmulching.bar Down All Top Growth. Aug 11, A closer look at summer pruning of my Espalier apple tree which is a 'restricted' form of fruit tree (an espalier in this case) the same principles apply to. Dec 10, Pruning an Established Apple Espalier.

Prune out the thickest branch, which is generally in the middle and called the leader, and any other branches.

Trained fruit trees, probably one of a gardeners favourite jobs. These old apple espaliers perfectly illustrate the techniques and pitfalls when maintaining trained fruit trees, whether espaliers, cordons or whatever shape takes your fancy. Planted in the late ’s these trained fruit trees at Barrow Court in North Somerest were once regarded as one of the finest collections of trained fruit Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins.