Apple tree releases

[G-man]

Have a couple of large isolated apple trees that were getting closed out by the surrounding hard woods..  a few hours and  30 to  40 trees later  I have3 tree released that will hopefully get some growth and apple for the next decade or so. 

beforereleasing this large apple.and smaller.ine behind it..

afterdid another couple days ago..this is view from stand can see the released trees in these photoshave to clear a few trails  in and out to the apples but thats another day...

[dbHunterNY]

@G-man Many of ours got choked out on the farm quite some time ago. Used to be a small orchard long before my time. good habitat work to do. if there's only a handful are you doing any pruning?

[Bucksnbows]

Nice job. I would wait a year before pruning them to allow them to adjust to the new amount of sunlight. Then once pruned, they should produce well in most years. 

[G-man]

3 hours ago, dbHunterNY said:

@G-man Many of ours got choked out on the farm quite some time ago. Used to be a small orchard long before my time. good habitat work to do. if there's only a handful are you doing any pruning?

I have 30 acres of  orchard ( old)  I do a few trees every year..  have 2  new orchards 10 trees and 18b trees..  the 10 ten tree will get water sprouts   the 18 is still new ( 2 years  ) so I let them grow   will  look next year to select main limbs... I have a 15 tree fruit tree that is my " eating " apples that is antique varieties  grafted from my parents  place and  they are still to young to worry about at  this point 3 year ( 4 to 6 ft ) 

[G-man]

1 hour ago, Bucksnbows said:

Nice job. I would wait a year before pruning them to allow them to adjust to the new amount of sunlight. Then once pruned, they should produce well in most years. 

They are 40 to 50 ft..  prolly 50 year s  plus old   I prolly won't prune much as theyvar just deer apples and have other orchard  to  concern myself with..  this is  my. "Oldtimers " gun stand  so should  help him out  for gun as it very secluded  and  on edge of  my 35 acre sanctuary