Stand well back and answer this question: Does the tree have dense growth that shuts out the rays of sunshine that are needed to ripen fruit? Remove up to one third of the established growth using a quality pruning saw (for the largest branches) and lopping shears for growth up to five centimetres in diameter. ![]() You can accomplish this in a number of ways.įirst, some advice if your tree is several years old and hasn’t been pruned. ![]() As a professional orchardist would tell you, removing some branches in a mature apple tree will help to maximize its fruit-bearing potential.įruiting trees bear heaviest when they are pruned with an eye to fruit production. Another answer may hang in the branches of the tree itself. The answer may be that your tree succumbed to the late spring frost, as did so many commercially grown apples in Southern Ontario. Fran Lebowitz, Metropolitan Life, “Food for Thought and Vice Versa”Īs you ponder the fruit production on your apple tree, you may be wondering why there are not many apples to be had. ![]() “Food is an important part of a balanced diet.”
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