Getting mixed opinions on my Google-fu, some say to give the tree only a few spots to grow, others say to leave them. So what’s Lemmys opinion? Thin at all? If it’s clustered leave one per cluster?
I have two, they are mixed species trees from HD, there’s September ruby red, battleford and good land apples.
I planted an apple tree four years ago. I've never cut a single branch so far. In the meantime, it is around 3-4 meters tall with lots of branches and leaves. But so far there was just a single apple on it and that went bad before it ripened. I love the tree for its looks but in terms of harvesting it's not necessarily what I'd call a success story. :')
Ah I didn’t mean pruning, I meant removing some potential apples, I’ve read lots of different opinions, from removing all the flowers the first year to promote growth even.
These I got about 6 apples last year when I didn’t do anything, but that was year two, didn’t get any the year I planted it. I’ve already seen a couple dozen potential apples on this one tree alone already. Excited!
I can't do apples in my zone but with my dwarf eureka lemon tree I've learned to leave the most-developed little fruit or two in a cluster, pinching away the smallest ones to prevent crowding and avoid overburdening the branch.