On May 20, 1:05 am, Pennyaline wrote:
lerameur wrote:
Hello,

I have a 12 year old apple tree. It is well pruned, but year after
year I get no fruit buds. (well 5 to 10)
Should I be adding some kind of fertilizer. Any idea to make my apple
tree produces buds ??
thanks

Does it leaf out? Does it flower? What do you mean by "fruit buds"? When
do you prune the tree? How skillfully pruned is "well pruned"? You may
be pruning away bearing wood.

There are a lot of leaves. I have pruned it so that all branches are
almost horizontal. I pruned it this year and only pruned the shoots,
Actually last year too, and removing the branches that goes straight
up. I have another small apple tree and it does flower and gives
fruit. I mean by fruit buds, the little 1 inch buds that the flower
grow out of, there are barely none on that tree.

k