My fruit tree didn bear any fruit last year, whats the problem?
Fruit trees need to flower in order to produce fruit. There are a couple of different causes for fruit trees not flowering. There could be a lack of Phosphorus in the soil which helps trees produce flowers. It is important to apply a MASTER BLOOM 0-10-10 fertilizer to the soil around your trees in November and again in January to provide theses vital nutrients. Also make sure and don’t dormant prune beyond the previous year’s cuts otherwise you will cut off all of the new blooming wood. We recommend pruning for size control in June using Backyard Orchard Culture Techniques. Ask for a free hand-out the next time you visit us. Also make sure your tree is either a self-fertile variety or has the correct pollinizer tree otherwise you won’t get any fruit. Remember, only one third of all blossoms will get get pollinized and only one third of those pollinized will bear fruit. So . . . the more blossoms – the more fruit!
