leafing

It's officially spring in my part Idaho! Winter here hasn't been too fun this year. I love snow, but don't love the never-leaving clouds and cold with no snow. Winter isn't very snowy here, and this has been an extra warm winter. We only got a couple inches of snow total, most of which melted...

One of my apple trees (Rubinette) is leafing out 2"-3" above the graft union and after 6 weeks has failed to leaf out any higher. I scraped the top half and it's still green underneath. Should I prune the top part off or leave it be. I included a picture so all of you experts can see what I am...