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Apple Trees

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  • 17-08-2012 11:45pm
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    sky6
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    My Apple Trees are showing very little fruit on them this year. Last year I got a great crop of Apples. I never got to Prune them in December as I was away. Would this be the reason or do they only produce every second year.
    Thanks.


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    bbam
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    sky6 wrote: »
    My Apple Trees are showing very little fruit on them this year. Last year I got a great crop of Apples. I never got to Prune them in December as I was away. Would this be the reason or do they only produce every second year.
    Thanks.

    Most probably late frosts damaging the buds.. Lots of fruit trees are yielding poorly...


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    tommy2bad
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    No apples here either, frost the may weekend got most of the flowers and their hasn't been enough sunshine to fill fruit this year.


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    Gurgle
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    I have 4 trees and one apple :(


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    bbam
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    The joys of keeping fruit !!
    Last Autumn I gathered enough Damsons to make a dozen pots of jam and make a half dozen bottles of reasonable fruit wine...

    This year, NOT ONE DAMSON ! :eek:

    Many years ago people would light a "smoker" in their garden/orchard in late April/May. If the buds were well swolen or in flower and overnight frosts were due, a smouldering fire was lit in a barrel and it was usually enough to keep frosts at bay as it would smoulder away the whole night...


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