If I remember correctly the Middlesex,Lambton growers are girdling the trees 3 weeks after bloom to trigger fruit buds and then again the next year. girdling at least two thirds or three/quarters of the trunk about a foot off the ground.. All reports are good.they will start even on 3 year old trees
Doug Balsillie From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harold Schooley Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 3:32 PM To: Apple-crop Subject: Apple-Crop: Early bearing Would someone care to divulge a recipe for getting slow-to-bear varieties into production sooner. I have Northern Spy in mind using Ethrel or NAA or combinations. Apogee perhaps. Other techniques? Harold Schooley Schooley Orchards Limited Simcoe, Ontario Canada No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.9/1993 - Release Date: 03/10/09 07:19:00
