There are specific times when you should be pruning your apple tree. Either you are pruning to increase your apple production or you are pruning to reshape your tree--you want to make sure you are trimming at the right time of the year. Here is some information for you; https://www.gardeningchannel.com/when-and-how-to-prune-an-apple-tree
Although apple tree trimming may be accomplished any time of the year, late winter to very early spring is most advisable (March and April), after the worst of the cold snaps to minimize possible injury due to frost. On a mature fruit producing apple tree, pruning should remove the older, less fruit productive branches after their peak three to five year period. Summer is the best time to remove these older limbs when it is most obvious which ones those are. It is also a good time to prune diseased or damaged areas of the apple tree as they become visible. Do not prune an older “shade” tree back to the size of a fruiting apple tree in one season. Spread the thinning out over a couple of years as part of your routine apple tree care.
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At this point you probably should. See if these help!
https://www.thespruce.com/maintenance-pruning-an-overgrown-apple-tree-4070267
https://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/outdoors/gardening/pruning-apple-trees
https://youtu.be/u9nEFKq5L1k
https://youtu.be/0JvJreVLjvc
Then have them pruned annually from here on out.
Although apple tree trimming may be accomplished any time of the year, late winter to very early spring is most advisable (March and April), after the worst of the cold snaps to minimize possible injury due to frost. On a mature fruit producing apple tree, pruning should remove the older, less fruit productive branches after their peak three to five year period. Summer is the best time to remove these older limbs when it is most obvious which ones those are. It is also a good time to prune diseased or damaged areas of the apple tree as they become visible. Do not prune an older “shade” tree back to the size of a fruiting apple tree in one season. Spread the thinning out over a couple of years as part of your routine apple tree care.
Read more at Gardening Know How: Apple Tree Care: When And How To Prune An Apple Tree https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/apples/pruning-apple-trees.htm
The best time of year to trim your apple trees is between late winter and early spring. That is, between March and April.
Yes, you can.