2 things here: First not what you asked: You need to prune the main trees. Rule of thumb is that on each branch cut off 1/3 of each years new growth. You do this before the next years buds open. (find out when is best in your areas I'm in Iowa) you can see where each year starts by what looks likes a junction, or some might compare it to how the skin looks on your knuckles. I won't go into the the why's and ect of pruning in this thread. You have some time to read up on that. But read here not the web in general. Here is what you 'can' do on the suckers. Wait until pruning time, then take your time in getting those removed, dig around them with your fingers and see how much root you can get with it without scratching the main trunk or a large root . cut those off 4" above the ground line and replant them in a pot or in the ground. It will need very damp soil to start, but don't let it be waterlogged, that will drown it. So if you get one or more to retake you can bud graft in the fall from your trees or other apple tree in your area. None of this is complicated and you have time to get your mind around it.

On this forum as on many others, frequent posters do post pictures and questions and that is enjoyed by other frequent posters. If you do not enjoy this, you may not enjoy this forum. kay

Yes I have been a member of photobucket for some time now. I tried to post the pictures without using Photobucket but it kept sayng my photos were to big so, I went to photobucket and resized them and now they are to small. I really, really appreciate your help jim and serenasyh and will give it a try. Jim the reason why I think you could not find the old thread is becuase it was 4 to 5 years ago. I was going to try and do a search on it to see if anyone else had asked this question but the search option was down. Thanks all I will give it a try, Carrie

Never mind. The picture is now gone on this website too.