over the years since 1998 i have planted apple treesand pair trees. every march i prune back the sucker branches that grow strait up close to main tree. i use fertilizer sticks, have two of same trees of a couple different varities. i have even planted a crab apple. i have healthy looking trees, well drained soil and plenty of sunlite but i never seem to get much yield when neighbors seem to get much more yield and they do very little. 90%of my trees are dwarfs but two trees in particular that are the biggest and oldest have never produced at all and i wrestle over cutting them down and putting 4 dwarfs in there place. i dont spray anything at all except for the first time this year i sprayed a couple of qypsy months early on while they were just emerging from there tents. any suggestions???
over the years since 1998 i have planted apple treesand pair trees. every march i prune back the sucker branches that grow strait up close to main tree. i use fertilizer sticks, have two of same trees of a couple different varities. i have even planted a crab apple. i have healthy looking trees, well drained soil and plenty of sunlite but i never seem to get much yield when neighbors seem to get much more yield and they do very little. 90%of my trees are dwarfs but two trees in particular that are the biggest and oldest have never produced at all and i wrestle over cutting them down and putting 4 dwarfs in there place. i dont spray anything at all except for the first time this year i sprayed a couple of qypsy months early on while they were just emerging from there tents. any suggestions???
desperate for answer
sean mckenna