Apple tree

 We have an apple tree with a few main stems and a few suckers (soon to go).
My aim is to make the tree fan shaped, with only one stem and a darn sight
less branches than now.
My problem I have never pruned an apple before. Any advise other than ground
levelling is welcome & sought.
Jim in warm Toowoomba (the fire is on at the moment)


 

 On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:56:27 +1000, SG1 wrote:


Well,from what I remember of Peter cundals on Gardening Australias, you
basically brought the single main stem up a coupleof eet fron the ground,
then branched it. he was doing a cup frame, to open the middle for
sunlight (or was that other fruit.

Usually if you do a fan and want it flat you tie/stake it to a flat
serface or tellis to train it.

 
 Which reminds me -- it's pruning time

Only in warm climates.  Roses shouldn't be pruned now in cold climates (more
like late August) and fuschias are all still tucked up under cover if they
are the more modern varieties.

 On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:35:34 +1000, SG1 wrote:


Sadly, we regularly see freedom in Qld featured on the news, where the
Qld police demonstrated they are still as stupid as the time they beat up
a monk at the train station.

Apparently he must have been a dangerous subversive as he was wearing a
brown cassock.

Otherwise, yer, Qld could  be a nice place to live. all that sun is
mightily attrctive as the bones get older.