Thanks for the quick response. It does. Do you put it in the mail quickly? That should go cheaply in several days in transit, no?
Regards, SRK _____ From: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net [mailto:apple-c...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of dmnor...@royaloakfarmorchard.com Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 11:03 AM To: Apple-Crop Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: Pruning established open-center apple trees Steven, I don't know if you were looking to purchase a video, but I do have a video by Gary Moulton that is one of the best I have seen on all aspects of pruning, including the pruning of open center trees. It's available on my blog at http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com <http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com/> . I hope this helps! Dennis Norton Royal Oak Farm Orchard Office (815) 648-4467 Mobile (815) 228-2174 Fax (609) 228-2174 http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com http://www.revivalhymn.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven <mailto:srkanne...@post.harvard.edu> R. Kanner, MD To: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 9:15 AM Subject: Apple-Crop: Pruning established open-center apple trees I have a small 3-acre orchard, half of which are long-established red spy and McIntosh, which I have rehabbed reasonably well over the past 6 years. I could use advice on pruning the larger open-center trees, especially what to do on the top scaffold limbs. How many of the suckers to eliminate, how to stop telephone-pole development and so forth. There is an excellent peach-pruning video on the UMass Fruit Advisor which greatly clarifies the strategy for pruning peach trees. There is also a good one on central leader apples on short root-stock. Can someone point me to a comparable video, or clear written advice, to deal with the pruning strategy for the heirloom open-center trees, especially the top level of the canopy? Thanks. Regards, SRK Steven R. Kanner, MD 12 Bypass Road Lincoln, MA 01773 <mailto:srkanne...@post.harvard.edu> srkanne...@post.harvard.edu
