Rubbing off blossoms from fruit trees - is it for 2, or for 3, years??

I'm with Dai on this one, leave it up to nature, plants have a habit of throwing egg onto the "experts" faces, I have fruiting blueberries on an alkani soil for heavens sake! If it don't work out, it's only another season without fruit afterall, so same result as rubbing of blossom?

 

Hi folks. When I bought my fruit trees, with them came instructions which among other things, said to remove the blossom in the planting year. The reason given was that it helps to concentrate energy on root production, instead of fruit. Does that sound so unlikely ? I'm not necessarily saying it's right, but it sounds like a reasonable proposition. As for nature, well, I can't think of anything that doesn't get tinkered with by us, as gardeners. The moment we water, we are tinkering with nature, aren't we ? Cheers...freddy.

 

Freddy that is correct for fist year trees Timechargers trees are 3 years old so well established enough to support what apples are left after the "june drop".

 

Hi again. There seems to be some confusion. I was assuming that Timechargers trees may well be 3 years old, but that this was their second year planted. From what I know, most trees are supplied as two year-old's, hence, a one year-old tree (planted) is actually 3 years old. Am I making sense ? Cheers...freddy.

 

I'm tending to think this is all getting a bit out of hand, I can go along with the removal of fruit the first season after planting, (with me thats fruit and NOT blossom).

But I cant see what all the fuss is about after that, just dont let too many fruit form or they will be small/weaken the tree.

Just the same as for any established fruit tree really.

 

Is this a 5 minute argument or the full half-hour ? :D

 

Argument?

"Discussion" is a better word, its nice to be able to agree, to disagree, sometimes.

I hate it when everyone just agrees all the time, life is boring enough without that kind of thing.:D

 

Basic rule. Leave the blossom alone, but thin out fruit IF NECCESSARY.:gnthb::lollol:

 

Sorry to say this David, but I'm inclined to agree with you on that.:D

 

Any chance of a re-cap ? :D