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PostPosted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 7:59 pm 
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I have an apple tree that is over 15 years old and it has never blossomed. I would love to have it blossom and bear fruit. Any suggestions? :(


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I don't know the specifics about your tree but I will relate a similar situation. My neighbor has had a bartlett pear tree for 10+ years. The Bartlett pear will grow here in Texas but will not blossom or produce fruit because there are not enough "chilling hours" in our climate for this variety.
If you have the space, let this tree beautify your landscape and provide a nesting place for robins and plant another variety that is proven to produce in your area. I think 15 years is long enough to be patient.
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Might need to know what kind of apple tree it is.

I have 4 varieties- Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Winesap, and Gala all of which bloom each year and except this year when the drought was so bad and the birds went nuts on them, I've had fruit after their 3rd year in the ground.


If it's a type that is better suited Zones 3-5 it might survive but not fruit here.

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Do you just have the one tree? Frequently you need at least two apple trees for cross-pollination so you get fruit. Just a thought...


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