First go at pruning a big (for me) tree

[Richard 1234]

As above my first attempt at pruning a tree into some kind of nice shape(maybe).

[Darrin Turnbull]

I knew a old German Lady who was still pruning her trees like that one when she was eighty

[Richard 1234]

I knew a old German Lady who was still pruning her trees like that one when she was eighty

 

 

She did well my arms are hurting now!

[Gnome]

Think you might have gone too far with the one in the foreground.

[Cheesy pete]

what ???

 

 

needed a before pic as i have little idea what you have done

[Richard 1234]

Took about a foot off it just this years growth.

Forgot to take a picture before I started😡

[geoff]

It's hard to tell from the pictures, but I would say a nice shape indeed, the less you take out on some reductions the harder it is on the climber, good work I say.

[Richard 1234]

It's hard to tell from the pictures, but I would say a nice shape indeed, the less you take out on some reductions the harder it is on the climber, good work I say.

 

 

I did not climb it just the ladder!

That's why arms are hurting as was using secateurs, loppers and pole pruner for the very middle.

Bit annoyed that I did not take a picture before.

Will try and take in picture in spring when it's in blossom hopefully it will look nice

[Hanser]

Richard

Thanks for the clarification. I saw your first post and read it as a before and after shot and was struggling to work out what you'd done. It's a nice shape and should look lovely this Spring.

[treeseer]

Why was it pruned?

(If you don't mind me asking.)