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I have a pair of Felco #8 pruners. They've served me well over the years, but recently I struggled to cut even small apple tree branches cleanly. The blade was quite dull, so I tried to sharpen the pruners with a fine metal file and then a couple strokes over a fine oil stone. The blade felt...
I’m new to planting fruit trees. I planted my first apple and crabapple trees — all from NWC — in late April in Zone 4a (Minnesota). I used 5’ welded wire to keep the deer away and used hardware cloth to keep voles/rabbits away. The hardware cloth is 6-7” in diameter. I’ve read a lot lately...