Sometimes it happens that even strong, healthy, well-groomed apple trees completely refuse to bear fruit. Year after year they grow a crown, but do not yield any harvest at all.
Many gardeners puzzle over this problem, but only a few know the solution.
Most often, the absence of fruit on apple trees is due to incorrectly formed crowns, says Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .
Experienced gardeners always pay great attention to this aspect and try to give the branches a horizontal position.
The fact is that branches growing vertically or at an acute angle use all their strength and nutrition for their own growth, and not for the formation of fruits.
While horizontally located branches direct all resources specifically to the setting of apples.
But what to do if the trees have already formed "incorrect" crowns? Is it possible to somehow correct the situation?
Yes, you can. To give the branches a horizontal position, you need to carefully bend them down and fix them.
For example, tie them to pegs driven into the ground or attach small weights to them in the form of bags or bottles filled with sand.
Over time, the branches will get used to this position and will continue to grow in the desired direction.
Moreover, their fruiting will only increase every year.
Previously we told you how to get rid of barren flowers on cucumbers .
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
