Check out these scaffolds

[Mahindra3016]

I was doing some hinge cutting in a thicket 3 winters ago and hinged an old apple tree that I thought was beyond saving, I walked through there today and the tree has sent out a lot of new growth, and with perfect scaffolds!! I picked a few to keep and pruned off the rest and separated the hinge from the trunk. I can't wait to see what the apples are like.

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[Merle Hawggard]

Hope it turns out to be great for you and the wildlife!

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[Telemark]

Someone said you should cut the stump at an angle too.

 

[Apple Junkie]

Those old apple trees are tough to kill. My guess is you will have a nice tree there, with a great root system already in place. I'd be curious if the apples are better and more productive than what you were getting from the old tree.

 

[Mahindra3016]

It will be a surprise because i didn't even know the tree was there until the day i hinged it!

 

[WTNUT]

It does have great laterals!!!!! The only variety I have that looks like that naturally is Liberty.


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