How do you manage uncontrollable fast growth on young trees

[krismoriah]

Here are some good starts to answering your questions.

The owner of the board says that he constantly prunes.

Spring and summer pruning question

I’m no expert, but I remember some advice from some knowledgeable person on Gardenweb (who is probably a member here now) that said, “the best time for pruning is when I’m in the orchard with pruners”. The implication was that he pruned pretty much year round and whenever a tree needed it. I’m guessing that a heavy pruning job right before the tree went dormant isn’t a great idea because the wounds won’t have time to heal, but other than that, do it when it’s convent. That was my take away, …

In this thread the owner says he scales back in the summer and brutally prunes in the winter…3 months after previous post.

Do you agree with this conclusion about summer pruning?

My input specific to espalier apples (from left to right: Hudson’s Golden Gem, then Fuji) and possibly plum/peach/pears in general. This is my observations, for my particular growing conditions in my zone 5, northern Illinois. My espalier apples are into its 5 years since its creation but 2nd year since I reworked the process. It have yet to fruit but I highly think it’s going to produce flowers/fruits next season. Upon close inspection from last weekend, I saw so many fruits spurs were already…