Posted by ksgoodwin@gmail.com on April 13, 2010, 11:14 pm
Hi,
I have some new two year old apple wipes that are to be made into a
belgium fence (espalier). Spaced every 2 feet or so. I was told to
prune the wipes to 18 inches and new growth would appear right at the
cut with new shoots all around the cut. I am getting new growth
within one inch of the cut and below; but not at the cut. I have
never seen growth right at the cut before in any pruning of apple
trees.
Does this happen?
Ken
Posted by David Hare-Scott on April 14, 2010, 10:53 am
ksgoodwin@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have some new two year old apple wipes that are to be made into a
> belgium fence (espalier). Spaced every 2 feet or so. I was told to
> prune the wipes to 18 inches and new growth would appear right at the
> cut with new shoots all around the cut. I am getting new growth
> within one inch of the cut and below; but not at the cut. I have
> never seen growth right at the cut before in any pruning of apple
> trees.
>
> Does this happen?
>
> Ken
No it happens at buds.
David
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> I have some new two year old apple wipes that are to be made into a
> belgium fence (espalier). Spaced every 2 feet or so. I was told to
> prune the wipes to 18 inches and new growth would appear right at the
> cut with new shoots all around the cut. I am getting new growth
> within one inch of the cut and below; but not at the cut. I have
> never seen growth right at the cut before in any pruning of apple
> trees.
>
> Does this happen?
>
> Ken