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[Del Stubbs <northernlights2n@yahoo.com>]

Ginda, I would be curious what would happen if you tied down some of the 
uncooperative
branches to a horizontal position, I have often enough heard the idea 
proferred that
horizontal branches fruit before partially verticle ones do. I have no idea 
how many
seasons are necessary to make the change have effect. Del
> 
> Note that this is the same tree that frustrates me every year as the 
> crab branches flower and fruit, and the grafted branches just grow 
> leaves.  Note also that except for the cox, the grafted branches look 
> quite healthy, and some of them have gotten very large.  (especially 
> the Ashmead and Ribston, which are on the sunniest side)   So the tree 
> looks irregular, and a little sad, when it is in bloom.  The grafts 
> were done in 1999 and 2000.  The tree only gets a few hours of full sun 
> each day, which is my working hypothesis for the troubles getting it to 
> bloom.
> 
> Ginda Fisher
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Del Stubbs  http://www.pinewoodforge.com   zone 3   N. MN


                
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