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[Ed Fackler <ed.fackler@gmail.com>]

Alan:

     Regarding biannual bearing on Fuji, you answered the question in a prior message when you mentioned that the GoldRush tree(s) are not in full sun.  Also Fuji is way more prone to the biannual habit than GoldRush (or at least it was at Rocky).  If GoldRush is thinned heavily and early (when apples are around 6 m....6-7 days post petal fall), it rarely becomes biannual.  For that matter I've seen it in several orchards bear heavy crops year-in/year-out.

ed...spring slow to come in S. Ind...but I'm glad it is here.

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 5:05 AM, Alan Haigh <alandhaigh@gmail.com> wrote:

Q. "Here is the thing I find odd.  It only occurs on the same tree every year (Harvest Queen) which is next to Harrow Sweet which suffers no damage nor do the other pear trees in the area.  Year after year it is only this tree that suffers. More - there is one branch of Warren grafted to this tree and it never suffers damage.  Any thoughts?

 

A. They know it's your favorite pear.  Duh!

 

Also, for any of you who can control bienniel bearing reliably on certain varieties like Fuji and Goldrush by thinning fruit or "proper pruning", you are definately hired.  If only it was that easy for me.

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