In the second video of his series, Stephen Hayes talks about buying the best secateurs, and using secateurs to prune lateral branches on an apple tree.
Thinning out spur systems. Felco number 8 secateurs. Fruiting lateral from a medium sized branch off the main trunk. Pruning for fruit and balance. Upward and outward facing branch. Snip out fruit buds underneath. Each bud is potentially capable of producing 4 apples. The branch will be weighed down to the ground. Cut up against the bud with the blade next to the wood. Remove excessive numbers of fruiting spurs.
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