By pruning an overgrown apple tree into a vase cut, the top branches are thinned out to make room for more fruit production. Trim out the lighter-colored branches to properly maintain an apple tree with instructions from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.
You cut no more then a third, not at least a third. Also, you would have been better off just reading the caption next to the pruning diagram. This video dose a poor job of explaining pruning.
iissamiam 3 months ago