Margaret Lauterbach on sat 13 aug 05

My Gravenstein apple tree lost all of its apples in a windstorm, and
now it's blooming again. I hope it doesn't set fruit, since it's
already been stressed this summer by prolonged excessive heat. If it
does set fruit, I'm tempted to remove it...what think you? Margaret L

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Ann B. Mullikin on sat 13 aug 05

Is there any hope that there is enough time for the fruit to ripen?
How big is the tree, would it be a monumental task to pick all the
fruit off if it would set fruit? Must be a very fruitful tree. Have
you had crops of apples from it on most years?

I think it is a commendable apple tree :-)

ann
think@francomm.com

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Arnhild Bleie on sat 13 aug 05

> If it does set fruit, I'm tempted to remove it...what think you?

Yes of course remove them - even in your climate I suppose . Second
blooming sometimes happens here as well - that is week flowers on annual
shoots - nothing to take care of - not here at least
ab

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