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Hi and thanks again for the great replies, one final question, what is the reason for cutting back the grass from the tree as mentioned in one of the posts? Thanks
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Hi again I live in Walsall in the West Midlands???
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Wow, many thanks for all the detailed responses I think I have a plan now to work to. The tree produces large cooking apples lots and lots of. And with the way I shaped the tree got nearly all the crop using a catch net which I could empty daily by lowering one corner worked well actually. Also prevented injuryies to the kiddlies as before the net these apples broke many slabs. What month should I look at making the first cuts? Thanks
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Hi again when you say 'hit it hard ' how hard are we talking ? To what eventual height? If you could guestimate a point on the picture where would it be? Also how would I go about this, and would cutting the trunk right off after 4-5 years pruning not cause the tree problems would the exposed trunk surface heal over and not just absorb water straight into the trunk? Sorry for all the questions but I dont want to cause irrepairable damage to a cracking tree. I've added pics from both sides to gain perspectave. thanks
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Alec, many thanks for the reply its very informative an the idea of gradually reducing the height would be a great advantage. I suppose my main concern was that the rain can just enter straight into the trunk and rotting whats left of the trunk weakening the tree. Thinning out the braches also sounds like sound advice. Thanks
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Hi all, this is my first post on this forum so please go easy on me. I would like some advice on my apple tree. It is approxamatly 70 years old and for the 11 years or so I have lived in this house it has produced juicy big fat apples every year. each year I have pruned and shaped it to get it to the shape that suits me best for apple collection as its quite tall. However this year I removed a great deal of ivy that has been covering the trunk of the tree and found the sore sights in the photos. My questions to you are should I do anything to 'patch up ' the damage to this tree caused by either the tree splitting or very bad pruning and is in your opinions is it still structually safe? Any advice would be very welcome, Thanks Damien
