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Pruning an overgrown fruit tree

Pruning an overgrown fruit tree

Or any overgrown/uncared for tree, to be fair!!

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Zoe Barry
Jun 06, 2025
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I have acquired this apple tree, which isn’t that big, but the thing has been so weirdly pruned for years, and picking the apples was very difficult because it was all growing over itself. While this is a small tree, the principles explained here are easily expanded to larger trees, so I hope it’s helpful.

Where do I cut to?

Well, it depend…

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