Fruit trees are naturally programmed to grow branches, and branches can become limbs. Orchardists have always believed that fruit trees need branches.
I have noticed during my sixty years as a horticulturist that many of the tree management problems are directly or indirectly caused by branches and limbs.
There are many reasons why branches and limbs of apple trees cause problems; you no longer need to put up with these problems.
Imagine, no branches
Just imagine that you don’t need to create nor maintain branches on your apple trees.
It would not only simplify the way you manage your trees, it will make your branchless apple trees more grower, and labour friendly than trees with branches.
Trees that consist of two or four upright or angled leaders with short fruiting units provide many advantages over branched trees.
New growers’ manual explains how to go branchless
Our new orchard manual, The branchless multi-leader apple tree has step-by-step easy to follow instructions and is illustrated with numerous photos and drawings.
You will be amazed how your newly-planted apple trees can actually grow and be highly productive without branches and limbs.
See this article and the images in Tree Fruit June 2016
