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["Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hello,

Sounds like a wound is inflicted on the tree, spurring reproduction  
activities.  This works with many plants.

A good bruise, produced by a sharp blow to the base of the trunk, with a  
rubber/leather mallet, should have the same result.

If you bruise without breaking the bark, you do not allow potential  
diseasse to enter tree.

Just my thoughts.

Later,
Tom


On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:22:28 -0500, William Freels  
<w.freels@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> Is the bark cut off completely around the trunk ?
> How wide is the cut ?
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> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] A date in the life of jujube farmers (China Daily)
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>
> > << 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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