should very young trees be allowed to flower?

 hello!

i recall reading somewhere that very young trees expend a pointless amount
of energy in flowering/fruiting, when they'd be better off just growing.

i have some little blueberries (only about 20cm high) which are flowering
(very cute ;-) & i feel inclined to take the flowers off this year & maybe
next, just so they can spend their time getting bigger, instead of making 3
blueberries each for no advantage to anyone.

also, some almonds, although these are about 1.5m high now - and probably
old enough to be allowed to fruit...(?)

thanks for any advice! any general advice on when fruiting plants should be
allowed to go for it would be rather handy. ta all.
kylie

 

If its a cutting and starting to fruit then lop off the fruit so that
the tree can grow.


Use pot ash every week and watch them grow even faster.


I had an almond tree 40 years ago. It was good for two years but
nothing since:(

 will potash help fruit form on citrus?

 

Yes but I cannot think why you would need to apply it weekly.

David

 On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 22:35:29 +0800, "Sandgroper"


Used it on apple trees, lemon trees and all my vegi patches and it
really makes a huge difference.

Organic cow manure is great too.