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["William Freels" <w.freels@worldnet.att.net>]

Is the bark cut off completely around the trunk ?
How wide is the cut ?
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Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] A date in the life of jujube farmers (China Daily)


> << Basically, in June, when the trees begin to blossom, Wang irrigates,
> eliminates weeds and sprays insecticide. He also cuts off the trunk bark
> in the middle of every tree to ensure that the upper part gets more
> nutrition, which produces more flowers and, ultimately, more jujubes.  >>
>
> Should we be cutting the bark on our hybrid plum trees to stimulate them
to
> carry more fruit?   In a very early Pomona [e.g. 1971] a professor was
quoted
> saying poor bearing in plums was due to inadequate nitrogen in the flower
stem,
> maybe cutting the bar would ensure more nutrition in the upper part.
Sounds
> like its worth a try.  Is that when to do it, June?
> Charlie Paradise in Massachusetts
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