Bending limbs, scoring, summer NAA, and minimal pruning all work. Years ago we used 2 pints of Ethrel with 1 pound of Alar 2 weeks after full bloom...quite effective.
Mark Evans Frankfort, Michigan ----- Original Message ----- From: Harold Snschooley To: Apple-crop Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 3:32 PM 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
