Winesap, Should it be thinned?

[buckvelvet]

Guys only one of my fruit trees has flowers this year, mostly cuz the rest are to young. :)

I put this Winesap in its place this past April and its growing real well, problem is it has lots of blooms, should I pick most of these off. Also if I do need to thin this thing how do you do that, just snap the flowers off or what?

 

[leexrayshady]

I would say that tree is to young to have apples I would pluck them all off. You don't want to stunt the tree

 

[buckvelvet]

Man, a guy can't even have 1 apple and he gets yelled at. :)

Your right i'm sure as I'm a newb to this stuff, consider them plucked.

 

[leexrayshady]

That's what I said I would do:). I have been known to leave apples on young trees just to get anything. It's frustrating in the young years to have all these trees and nothing to show for it

 

[buckvelvet]

Its a semi-dwarf which should reach about 15 feet. This is a tree I bought from a local source and the only one that I don't know what root stock it's on. This tree is 3 years old, I was thinking of tying them down also but wasn't sure when to do that. The main central leader is far and away the clear winner, I have already cut off its main competition a few weeks ago.

 

[buckvelvet]

I got new cages on them all now 15 feet of Wire remesh 5 foot tall. ;)

 

[buckvelvet]

Hey gents, I have picked all the blossoms. No wait, I didn't! I must have missed a few late bloomers, I have 5-6 apples currently dime sized on this tree, should I snap them off? Its just a dilemma cuz now I'm attached to them. :( (or is it the tree that is attached to them?)

 

[CrazyEd]

It's in the best interest of your tree to remove the apples.

 

[buckvelvet]

It's in the best interest of your tree to remove the apples.

Yeah I knew it I just didn't want to face it. Thanks Ed. :(