We have 3 apple trees, 2 pear trees, 1 cherry, one plum tree, and 5 new nut trees. The apple trees are 5 years old, the pear are 8 years old. The cherry tree is 3 years old and the prune is 2 years old. The nut trees are 2 years old. They have yet to produce an apple, pear, cherry, or nuts. Last year we had lots of plums - this year none. There are blossoms (not many) except the plum tree had lots of blossoms this year. I used fertilizer on them 2 years ago as told by the local apple farmer - he said; "put 3 pounds of chicken poo fertilizer on them - that will produce fruit the next year." Well, the fertilizer did not work - no fruit was produced. I was pruning them to clear out the center until I watched our neighbors only apple tree produce many apples without being pruned or fertilized. Basically the neighbor neglects the tree. So that's what I am doing in the hope they will produce. Do you have any ideas why the trees are not producing?
We have 3 apple trees, 2 pear trees, 1 cherry, one plum tree, and 5 new nut trees. The apple trees are 5 years old, the pear are 8 years old. The cherry tree is 3 years old and the prune is 2 years old. The nut trees are 2 years old. They have yet to produce an apple, pear, cherry, or nuts. Last year we had lots of plums - this year none. There are blossoms (not many) except the plum tree had lots of blossoms this year. I used fertilizer on them 2 years ago as told by the local apple farmer - he said; "put 3 pounds of chicken poo fertilizer on them - that will produce fruit the next year." Well, the fertilizer did not work - no fruit was produced. I was pruning them to clear out the center until I watched our neighbors only apple tree produce many apples without being pruned or fertilized. Basically the neighbor neglects the tree. So that's what I am doing in the hope they will produce. Do you have any ideas why the trees are not producing?