Not only do we have unseasonably warm temperatures with blueberries, juneberries, apples, pears and prunus all in bloom, but I am observing blooms on juvenile plants.
My Liberty apple, Shenandoah pawpaw and Overleese pawpaw, Blue Moon and Blue Velvet honeyberries and my 3 flowering quinces are all blooming and I just planted them last year! The apple is on dwarf rootstock (I do not know what Stark Bros. uses) and is about 8 feet tall. The pawpaws are 3-4 feet; quinces 2-3 feet and the honeyberries less than 2 feet tall.
Question- should I remove all of these flowers so that the plants can put energy into establishment rather than fruit? I am used to doing so with new blueberry plants, but am unsure about other fruits.
Thanks,
Betsy Hilborn
7a NC
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