Pruning has ended for the year. With the buds opening and the trees waking up, it’s time to move on to other activities. That being said, I still had one more pruning job to do. I went up to our neighbor, Bruce Potter’s, and pruned six old trees: 3 apples and 3 pears. They hadn’t seen a saw in so long they didn’t know what they were in for. Bruce said, “a light trim, please.” That reminded me of 1966 when I went to the barber and asked for “a light trim.” I came out looking like I was heading for basic training. I did survive that dramatic hair cut and Bruce’s trees will too. Actually I think they look rather good. It was a big job; there’s a lot of brush to lug.
Montreal apple, April 2026.
I had time to cut a bit more firewood before that season also comes to a close. I don’t like cutting firewood when there might be birds nesting up in the trees. Cammy is up in Montreal visiting with friends. She sent this photo. Nice to know the Canadians know which end of the apple (and the world?) is right-side up.