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robertcgs starts with ...
My apple tree is bearing some translucent apples that are meaty and good. I probably should have trimmed it sooner but i did 1.5 years ago and i planned to do it in the fall of this year. Anyway the neighbors tell me the branch broke (from the weight of the apples) and they partially cut through it to move the broken limb from a raised garden. I plan to cut the branch off, even though it seems to still be feeding the other broken side. How should i prepare the branch before i cut it off? Meaning should i treat it with something once i cut off the branch?

Also there are a lot of apples on this branch, anything i can do to help them ripen once I pull them off the cut branch?
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GG says...
Hi.
Just cut the branch off cleanly keeping the branch collar, i.e. not too close to the trunk. No need to treat it.
Start thinning the fruit so the branches don't snap. This will also improve the quality of the remaining fruit.
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