By Nomad1_2009
United Kingdom 
HOW DO YOU PRUNE A GOLDEN DELICIOUS APPLE TREE.
IT WAS ONLY PLANTED 3 YEARS AGO . BORE FAB APPLES FIRST YEAR HAS BEEN TERRIBLY NEGLECTED. NEVER PRUNED .
I WOULD LIKE IT TO GROW UP INTO A TALL TREE. AT THE MOMENT IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GARDEN SPREADING LIKE A BUSH AND LOOKING THOROUGHLY MISERABLE BUT ALIVE.
14 Nov, 2012
Answers
Thank you!
That was very kind of you and helpful.
14 Nov, 2012
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Basically the form of an Apple depends on the roostock the top part was grafted on to. If yours is on a bush rootstock then it will never make a tall tree.
Pruning is a hard to put in words procedure, but basically you remove any branches which are crossing, growing into the middle of the bush or are damaged. After that, you cut back every new growth to 2 or 3 leaf joints from the point of origin. This type of pruning is done in Winter if you want more branches and August/September if you want fruiting spurs.
14 Nov, 2012