Corrective pruning of cider apple trees after broken branches @stephenhayesuk

Corrective pruning of cider apple trees after broken branches @stephenhayesuk

Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Last year 2 of our cider apples, variety Somerset Redstreak, had extremely heavy crops and branches snapped off under the weight. Here I correctively prune them. Also remove a large broken branch from a 30 year old tree of Tremlett's Bitter.

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Corrective pruning of cider apple trees after broken branches