Re: [Apple-Crop] When to Head or Tie Down Tall Tall Spindle to promote lateral growth?

2017-05-01 Thread Doug Nelson
Mosbah, When is the best time to apply promalin or maxcel-the label instructions for apples appear to be for either prior to bud break or for nursery sized trees? On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 10:40 AM, Kushad, Mosbah M wrote: > My suggestion is not to head the leader unless it has reached its maximum

Re: [Apple-Crop] When to Head or Tie Down Tall Tall Spindle to promote lateral growth?

2017-05-01 Thread Kushad, Mosbah M
My suggestion is not to head the leader unless it has reached its maximum height, then head it back to a weak lateral in winter. As you mentioned, tie-down the leader in early spring, but don’t forget to bring it back up after bud break and before it stiffens in mid-summer (early July in Illin