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| About the Author John Gingin, WA 23rd July 2014 7:21pm #UserID: 1758 Posts: 99 View All John's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT1 says... I wouldn't do it, 2. What would it achieve? You may find this article helpful: http://www.bartlett.com/resources/Defoliation-and-Tree-Vitality.pdf | About the Author MaryT1 Sydney 24th July 2014 12:17am #UserID: 7655 Posts: 296 View All MaryT1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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2 says... The reason I was asking was because someone told me that trees that need chill hours to produce fruit do not start building up those chill hours until they have lost all there leaves. So I am not sure if this is correct as Ihave now heard this a couple of times and I am also not sure if almonds and apricots need chill hours. John | About the Author John Gingin, WA 24th July 2014 8:21am #UserID: 1758 Posts: 99 View All John's Edible Fruit Trees |
MaryT1 says... John, deciduous trees lose leaves in respond to the temperatures: if your trees are keeping their leaves because of climatic conditions, stripping them of leaves won't fool them that they'd had their chill - it would be more like a goat coming along and eating all their leaves - what would that do? I'm no expert but I'd read up on that before acting on hearsay. (Sorry I'm not calling you a goat). | About the Author MaryT1 Sydney 24th July 2014 8:36am #UserID: 7655 Posts: 296 View All MaryT1's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 24th July 2014 12:18pm #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT1 says... Hi denise1, Here are a couple of books on that matter: http://www.actahort.org/books/199/199_13.htm http://www.actahort.org/books/199/199_29.htm Note that these trees are grown and trained to endure this regime and not normal trees. Also constant chemical sprays are used. What do you think they feed the trees-with-no-leaves with? What about the longevity of the trees and their value as trees other than fruit factory? | About the Author MaryT1 Sydney 24th July 2014 2:09pm #UserID: 7655 Posts: 296 View All MaryT1's Edible Fruit Trees |
2 says... Hi this is a article from Peter Coppin where there is a small section that he talks about stripping the leaves off to build the chill hours. http://www.petercoppin.com/eletters/eletter8.pdf | About the Author John Gingin, WA 24th July 2014 7:00pm #UserID: 1758 Posts: 99 View All John's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author TMary Neutral Bay NSW 24th July 2014 9:06pm #UserID: 9334 Posts: 159 View All TMary's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 25th July 2014 6:34am #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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