Thread: Thinning fruit
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Old 23-Mar-2007   #3
Mcspeed
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What stage of developement is the tree at? Allowing a tree to fruit takes energy away from the overall vigor of the tree. In the early stages many allow no fruiting at all, then only one to a few for showing, Some even attach fruit to a tree for show, and those would come from the grocery store.Never heard of a hard and fast rule about # per size of tree, but if they are going to be allowed to grow, like jbhayman said, make it look good, but not at the expense of the trees health.
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