2.13pm - Thursday 16th October 2014 13,247

My apple trees weren't originally supported very well. We used bamboo in the beginning because it was cheaper but over time saw very clearly that it wasn't going to hold up. We recently moved to steel stakes to support the trees and are really happy with the results.

The pruning method I'm using is called "central leader".

We got the stakes from: http://bestangletreestakes.com/

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