Training and pruning 101-how to reduce biennial bearing

[sandbur]

Maya-I appreciate that reference. I need to read it about 6 more times.
It looks like a banner year for apples, barring late spring frosts.

What can I do to get some apples next year?

The reference has some information about converting some growth to next year's fruit buds. How do we do that?

Thin apples? Summer prune?


It would be nice to have this information in a sticky,

 

[sandbur]

Thank you. I suspect he bad winter of two years back reduced fruit buds for last year and a banner year this year-maybe....

Does it work to thin a few select limbs since I cannot reach large parts of some of my trees?

In other words, if you think one large limb, will it respond with more apples on that limb the next year?