THIN Fruit Trees for Bigger Harvests!

Don't be afraid to thin your fruit trees! ⁣⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣⁣Too much fruit uses up all the tree’s stored energy, which depletes the tree and makes it more susceptible to damage from disease, pests, and sunburn.⁣⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣⁣Reducing the fruit load of the tree by thinning can prevent limb breakage to branches that cannot support the weight of the fruit.⁣⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣⁣• Fruit should be thinned before it is an inch in diameter. Thin fruit as soon as possible after full bloom.⁣⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣⁣• Choose the largest fruits to retain on the branches.⁣⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣⁣• Remove fused or double fruit, as well as disfigured or damaged fruit.⁣⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣⁣• Larger fruit like nectarines and peaches should be pruned to about 5 inches apart.⁣⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣⁣• Thin smaller fruit such as plums and apricots to 2-4 inches apart. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣⁣• Apple clusters should be pruned to no more than 1-2 fruit per cluster.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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