Apple Pruning

 This video is worth watching (there's a part 2 follow-up showing the results a month or so later):


It helps you get an idea of how the tree will react when you prune it in the Summer. You can get more fruit sooner by causing the formation of fruiting spurs. It's also how you can keep the tree to a manageable size and avoid ladders.

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