You don’t want your fruit tree’s new growth to die off during a hard frost. The fruit trees with small seeds tend to prefer winter pruning. That includes established apple, pear, and quince ...

Some trees can be pruned in winter, while other trees grow better when they’re pruned in spring. But no matter what types of trees you’re growing, early fall is the worst time to prune trees.

Snapped trees due to ice in the Circle C area of Austin (Courtesy: @joe_curry via Twitter) Where to Cut “Ideally you want to take it back to to the trunk or to the nearest parent stem.