To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Picking apples
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:33:40 -0500
Doug wrote: "Reputedly apples left on trees after leaf fall will cause a
decrease in the tree's cold-hardiness if it is at all marginal. "
Wow, I never thought about it, but I'll bet it would. It's certainly true
that citrus varieties that ripen fruit in the winter are not as cold hardy
as those that get done early so they can go dormant. If you live in a
climate where you need your apple trees to shut down completely to deal with
very cold winters, I would not leave fruit on the trees after the leaves
fall. Donna