I have a large apple tree- and I am tired of raking rotten apples every day. How can I prevent apples from growing next year, both this fall via pruning and next year? I may want to care for the apples and harvest them in the future but they are destroying my garden!! Thanks!
apple trees- too many apples
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treeclimber165
Member A.K.A Skwerl
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John Paul McMillin
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I have way too many apples too on my trees in the orchard. I am actually loosing limbs every week because of the weight of the fruit. What you should do if you can is thin the apples by hand 
which i dont have time to do .someone told me at the arborist store that if you spray Sevin right after flower petal fall, you will have one third the amount of apples? I would not take this info to heart because i would worry that i might kill some bees if they are around . and how does it work anyway?
which i dont have time to do .someone told me at the arborist store that if you spray Sevin right after flower petal fall, you will have one third the amount of apples? I would not take this info to heart because i would worry that i might kill some bees if they are around . and how does it work anyway?
John Paul Sanborn
Above average climber
Carbeyl has been used as a fruit thinning agent for years.
Other PRGs used in fruit orchards are NAA, GA3, and (yes) 2,4-D ester
Other PRGs used in fruit orchards are NAA, GA3, and (yes) 2,4-D ester
newt
ArboristSite Lurker
I got 5 apples this year, how about we trade apple trees?
