So when should you be pruning?
Jun 29, Deciduous fruit trees should be pruned during their dormant period, in late winter or early spring.
Apple trees Malus domestica and other species benefit from pruning in many ways.
Remember, pruning can reduce cold hardiness- pruning stimulates new growth which is susceptible to freeze damage- so be sure to prune late enough in the winter that the likelihood of extreme cold has passed. Feb 07, On a mature fruit producing apple tree, pruning should remove the older, less fruit productive branches after their peak three to five year period.
Summer is the best time to remove these older limbs when it is most obvious which ones those are. It is also a good time to prune diseased or damaged areas of the apple tree as they become shrubdrop.clubted Reading Time: 3 mins.