{"id":24212,"date":"2017-09-26T19:04:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T19:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/?p=24212"},"modified":"2017-09-26T19:04:28","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T19:04:28","slug":"lifestyle-apple-tree-pruning-or-lack-thereof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/lifestyle-apple-tree-pruning-or-lack-thereof\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifestyle: apple tree pruning – or lack thereof"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lifestyle tutoring takes the front once again, as the tutor mentions some observations about this season’s apple harvest.<\/h1>\n

I’m no pruning expert, but I do know some principles about it. Normally I prune the apple tree during winter.<\/p>\n

Last year, pruning escaped me. Ironically, part of the reason might have been that we had so much snow, pruning simply couldn’t be done a couple of times I thought of it. When next I contemplated it, leaves were already budding, so I left it.<\/p>\n

The growing season put a bumper crop on the apple tree this year: several of its branches sank to the ground, heavy with fruit. I went out to pick them September 18: see my post here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Harvesting the apples, I noticed some trends which were likely more evident due to my lack of pruning:<\/p>\n

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  1. The upward-pointing branches didn’t produce any apples – none at all.<\/li>\n
  2. In places where the branches were crowded, the apples were thick, but much more likely to be damaged by pests.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Of course, one key mandate of pruning is to eliminate crowding – now I see why. Normally, I would likely have pruned the upward-pointing branches, since they’re harder to pick apples from anyway.<\/p>\n

    BTW: the apples aren’t all picked yet, but most have been. They’re not falling off yet.<\/p>\n

    I must remember to prune this winter:)<\/p>\n

    Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Lifestyle tutoring takes the front once again, as the tutor mentions some observations about this season’s apple harvest. I’m no pruning expert, but I do know some principles about it. Normally I prune the apple tree during winter. Last year, …<\/p>\n

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