wrote:

In a message dated 4/26/04 11:03:49 AM, STEVEW70146 writes:
One of my Crab Apples flowered last month, and has developed fruit.

How do you get them to fruit? Mine didn't.

If I am not mistaken Blossom buds form on tips of older branches

Somebody reminded me they set buds early, so I pruned it already. Looks a lot
neater. I heard or read somewhere that crabapples respond poorly to
defoliation: the leaves come back just as big. Hopefully they will reduce as the tree
becomes twiggier.
Iris


FWIW I tried defoliating one of my crabapples, a wild collected specimen, a couple of
years ago. I saw no change in leaf size. This is why my crabapples and apples are on
the large side.

Craig Cowing
NY
Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37

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