We got to it a little late, but at least we got to it. Ryan and I managed to prune 2 apple trees and the pear tree before we were caught in a complete white-out of snow today. We have 2 apple trees and 1 plum tree left to go.
The pruning should happen while the fruit tree is still dormant – I could tell we were late because there are already buds all over the tree! Very exciting to see. (But I did feel bad lopping off branches with buds. Gotta be cruel to get the best fruit.)
I’m new at this, so if anyone has any info on pruning fruit trees after buds are formed, please share. Otherwise I’ll finish the job next weekend.