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no fruit on tree
willo
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Hi All
Help needed. Enclosed are pictures of the leaves on my apple tree. Last year it produced a lot of fruit but it seems very bare this year. What is happening to it? It is in front of a log cabin, could this be problem for it's growth?
thank you
Pictures need rotating. Sorry but I don't know how to do this.
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Thank you HappyGrower
the tree is in partial sunlight and the soil is clay. The tree has not been pruned so I need to look at that. Could it's growth be hindered by being directly in front of the log cabin and the branches are bent under the roof. Any further help appreciated.
Thank you pansyface, I don't know the variety but biennial bearing could be the problem. Thank you for the link I will read and follow the guide
Pruning will certainly help, as long as it's done correctly.
Some of the leaves look healthy but some are scrunched up, which usually indicates attack by aphids or some other pest. This won't cause failure to fruit though.
Did it flower?
Thank you Steve.Will look at pruning the tree.
If it's a young tree and still needs forming it's best to prune it in the winter. If it's old and already shaped, and big, it needs doing nowish to discourage it from getting too much bigger.
The variety is important: most are 'spur bearers'having their fruit on little spurs (side branches) on 2 yr-old and older wood but a significant minority are 'tip-bearers'. They need pruning differently so you need to know what variety it is. Did you plant it?
If it flowered in the spring but failed to set fruit you have a pollination problem - are there any other apple trees nearby? They (almost) all need another variety to pollinate them. If it flowered and set fruit but they all dropped off when they were tiny, it was probably short of water. If it didn't flower at all, I don't know - but someone will.....
Hi Steve, I did not plant the tree it must be around 15 years old but isn't a big tree. There are no other apples trees around it. I've had a look at the tree and there is one small apple growing on it. I can't remember seeing any flowers in the spring or it setting any fruit. Will try and find out variety of apple.
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