Fruit tree Blossoms

I had banner crops from my three apple trees last year to the point I had to prune out many small apples so branches could support the weight. That usually means a down year after and sure enough my flower production so far is pitiful, even on the Dolgo crab. Golden Delicious hasn't started yet but should be soon as I picked flowering seasons to overlap.
I live in the country and I'm seeing lots of blossoms driving the roads this year but not so much the 'wild" apple trees I've driven past for decades. Flowering crabs in town are looking real good. I know of a large mature Dolgo on a main street in a local town that I've picked before to make jelly and when I was in town the other day I made a point to give it a good look as I drove by and it was real light on flowers too. I know of another large one in another close town that I'll check next time I'm there, if it's the same then that confirms to me it's species specific, around here anyway.

So isn't just my yard. I thought the very late budding, flowering and leaf development on my apple and pear trees may have been due to a late pruning I did this year. Did a late prune in the spring instead of mid winter. The fruit tree development is very late this year.
Time will tell on the end of season results.

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Originally Posted by MikePal

Isn't it the other way around...after a bad year the trees bear heavy the next season ?

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There is a stress that makes them want to re-produce, I thought that it was a precursor for the year that was to come, one of those nature predicting the future thing.

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Originally Posted by Big Tuna

So isn't just my yard. I thought the very late budding, flowering and leaf development on my apple and pear trees may have been due to a late pruning I did this year. Did a late prune in the spring instead of mid winter. The fruit tree development is very late this year.
Time will tell on the end of season results.

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So long as the tree is dormant when you prune I don't believe it makes any difference.

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Heavy blossoms

My lilac bushes are flowering heavier then I have ever seen this year, the scent is almost overpowering. On a bright note, this sense of smell probably means I'm covid negative.
John

Lots of blossoms on our fruit trees. The spring has not been particularly wet though. Runoff ponds are very low.

Lots of blossoms on my trees. My honey bees are busy, working the trees. This nice warm spell , will let them get the pollenating done. Think this has a big influence on fruit crops. Last year I had a lot more hives, we had a bumper crop of all fruit. Time will tell. old243