A: Apple growers use branch spreaders all the time to make their trees have better spaced and angled limbs. You could probably buy a few from an apple orchard in nearby Ellijay. Or you can make your ...

This spring, as shoots that will become branches emerge on your fruit trees, size up the angles. If the shoot emerges from the main stem at nearly a right angle, the attachment is likely to be strong.

A finishing nail in both ends of a dowel makes a home-made branch spreader Q: What is your opinion about using branch spreaders to increase the crotch angle between the trunk and branches that are ...