Bob Rogish from Patterson Fruit Farm in Chesterland, OH, uses loppers to prune American Fruit Grower's orchard. Trees in the orchard are planted on M.9 and P.22 rootstock. (photo credit: Christina Herrick)

Ben Sage of Sage’s Apples Fruit Farm in Chardon, OH, takes a saw to a 20-plus-year-old planting in American Fruit Grower's orchard in Willoughby, OH.

Dave Patterson of Patterson Fruit Farm in Chesterland, OH, prunes some trees at American Fruit Grower headquarters in Willoughby, OH. (photo credit: Christina Herrick)

Bob Sage of Sage’s Apples Fruit Farm in Chardon, OH, prunes a modified tatura trellis growing system planted in the 1990s. (photo credit: Christina Herrick)

Bob Rogish from Patterson Fruit Farm in Chesterland, OH, takes some loppers to trees at American Fruit Grower's orchard. The orchard consists of crosses of Malspur and Liberty, Liberty and Delicious, and Liberty and Delicious Triploid, as well as Jonafree, Red Free, Novamac, Liberty, Nova Easygro, Freedom, and Priscilla. (photo credit: Christina Herrick)

Ben Sage of Sage’s Apples Fruit Farm in Chardon, OH, stopped by American Fruit Grower headquarters in Willoughby, OH, to help prune a modified tatura trellis growing system planted in the 1990s. (photo credit: Christina Herrick)

Dave Patterson of Patterson Fruit Farm in Chesterland, OH, uses loppers to prune scab-resistant trees in American Fruit Grower's orchard in Willoughby, OH.