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No blossom on my crab apple?

Scottiedog23Scottiedog23 Posts: 11
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Hi everyone, I would really appreciate any advice as to why my 1year planted crab apple has plenty of leaves but no blossom at all. 

It is a young tree but not small probably 6 feet or so nicely shaped and looks healthy except for there being no flower buds. 

Was hoping it would help pollinate other apples in the garden but that's not happening!! 

Many thanks for any ideas

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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,905

    HI Scottiedog23. Have you spotted any bullfinches in your garden? These can be quite a pest eating the flower buds/flowers on fruit trees.

    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016

    Mine has only come into flower literally in the last 3 or 4 days.  Are there no buds either?

  • Scottiedog23Scottiedog23 Posts: 11

    no blossom for the bullfinches ? All the new buds which have opened this week are leaf buds. Not a flower in sight sadly. Tree is small enough for me to stand and examine it closely and I'm afraid to say there have been no flower buds at all. 

  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,905

    Such a shame for this year. It could be beautiful next year.

    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • Mark56Mark56 Posts: 1,653

    Oh dear image Right time of year, ours is in full blossom flourish

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