Hi Art,
It’s hard to make a recommendation without seeing what you are talking about .
Assuming this is a high density planting and you like where the branch is
placed you can make a “dutch” or bevel cut to renew and weaken the branch. If
you have to choose between the two the higher limb
Yes, it is relatively high density, Spencer and Honeycrisp on M26 at 5 X15.
The limbs average about 2 in diameter and the leader is around 3. Some of
the trees have 2-3 of these large limbs. When I pruned them in 2014 and pruned
out the highest big limb I often got a vigorous upright shoot
