The neglected apples and pears in the old orchard were heavy with fruit last year, but badly needed pruning to thin out the canopy and increase the quality and sweetness of the fruit. Hoping that frosts are over, we’ve pruned the orchard this week, making huge heaps of wood for chipping. We will use the fruit for autumn farm dinners and preserves, but most will go to the local restaurant.
Making huge heaps of prunings, to chip and put on paths in the secret garden
The goats got these trimmings
Look at her stripping the bark off!