How to prune old, mature Apple trees?

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@slizniakzrenic

What do i do if one of the branches is in a good 45° angle and is healthy, but is too long?
Should i prune to an outer bud (if there is any), or remove the entire branch.

If you want to keep it don’t get rid of it

@slizniakzrenic

im not quite sure how much i Can remove and how

You CAN remove the entire top and it won’t die, if you want it to still fruit well the next year aim for about 1/3rd of total growth

Here’s an in depth guide from an expert, try using the search function on the forums to answer your questions before starting a new thread

Pruning Guides

Pruning by Numbers Written by Alan Haigh, All rights reserved. Reprint permission required. alandhaigh@gmail.com The basis of this formula I am about to describe is employed by many commercial apple and pear growers in Washington state and elsewhere. It may have been devised to provide simple guidance to minimally trained pruning crews called on to train hundreds of acres of free-standing fruit trees. A free-standing tree is defined as…