Apple tree water shoots.

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Kleftiwallah

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Apple tree water shoots.
« on: November 16, 2018, 12:54 »
 Will my apple tree water shoots (at the top of the tree) become fruit bearing branches...eventually?

Cheers,  Tony. :unsure:
I may be growing OLD, but I refuse to grow UP !

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Re: Apple tree water shoots.
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2018, 16:18 »
Yes they will, but you probably have too many of them.

Water shoots grow because of winter pruning and should be summer pruned to thin and shortened to create fruiting spurs, or replacement branches.

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« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2018, 19:46 »

I shall curtail my eagerness with the secetaurs !

Cheers,  Tony. :)

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Re: Apple tree water shoots.
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2018, 23:19 »
You could thin them out during the winter to shape the tree, Tony.  But summer pruning to produce fruiting growth will be necessary.

Have a look at this guide:

https://www.quickcrop.ie/blog/2018/03/pruning-apple-trees-2/





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