QuestionsHow to growFruitApplesPruning Apple Trees 0 Vote Up Vote Down Pat McCaffrey asked 16 years ago Is there still time to prune Bramley and Coxs Pippin apple trees planted last Spring. 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 7 years ago Yes, because the buds have not opened yet, but trees planted one year probably need no more than light shaping … the removal of badly spaced branches.