How to prune a low stem fruit tree

• Cut away dead and diseased wood. Use clean and sharp tools, such as a hand saw, to do this.
• Lighten the tree by removing old wood with pruning shears. If you leave too much wood, the tree will eventually grow into too large a tree, eliminating the effect of the low stem.
• Make sure that you do retain enough of the fruitwood. This fruitwood is most often on so-called short shoots and ends of twigs.  

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See how Henri Jansen prunes a low-trunk fruit tree? Quickly check the video!