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poeticpeony Joined: 4/04/2006 Location: NE Ohio, deck chuckin' fool Posts: 9437 Moderator	Posted: May/13/2009 5:37 AM PST I have Rome, Cortland, and Yellow Delicious apple trees. Last year I had the best crop I've had in their 20 year existence. This year only the Cortland had blossoms on it. The other 2 didn't have one. I've noticed the YD seems to produce scattered years, but I hadn't paid attention to the other one. I'm curious if they might be biennials or if there's something that needs done to get them to flower yearly. Thanks! Quote \| Reply \| Report

CountryKitty Joined: 12/30/2007 Location: SW KY/zone 6 Posts: 294	Posted: May/17/2009 1:51 AM PST Here ya go, a link on the subject. http://web.ukonline.co.uk/suttonelms/apple35.html Still waiting for my little YD to bear...the "Granny Smith" I planted at the same time is 3x as big as the YD, though it turned out to have small yellowish fruit like a wildling rather than a Granny. (Mismarked trees are one of the reasons I no longer buy from the big catalogs!) Quote \| Reply \| Report

poeticpeony Joined: 4/04/2006 Location: NE Ohio, deck chuckin' fool Posts: 9437 Moderator	Posted: May/18/2009 2:06 PM PST I'm in the US, but that was very informative. I remember seeing some of the tips looking like what was in the article. I think mine did that instead of flowering. I may pinch the blooming tree to increase the size of apples on it at least. Thank you very much! Quote \| Reply \| Report

greenies Joined: 5/23/2009 Location: washington Posts: 14	Posted: Jun/05/2009 11:17 AM PST I have an apple tree that didnt get one apple all year, one year. I dont know what kind it is. Has green apples. The next year is was full of apples. This wont help but was thinking the same thing earlier today!!!! Quote \| Reply \| Report

Whitmore1 Joined: 4/02/2002 Location: Manistee County, MI, USA Posts: 496	Posted: Jun/08/2009 7:05 PM PST First of all your use of the word "biennial" is incorrect. Annual, biennial, and perennial refer to the lifespan of the plant rather than it's flowering/fruiting characteristics. Some apples do seem to put on a better show of flowers and fruits every other year. I suspect the cause of the problem you're describing would be a cold snap as the buds for the blossoms where forming rather than anything else. Quote \| Reply \| Report

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