Hi Everyone , first post here but avid grower ( and winemaker
)
I was lucky to have three apple trees in my garden when I moved in ( one cooker two dessert ).
one of the dessert and the cooker give an excellent abundance of fruit, however one of the dessert produces loads of flowers, a few fruit however they never get bigger than this :
and then they fall off ....this has happened every year we have lived here ( 4 years now ) and I really made an effort to look after this tree this year .
This one is only about 11 feet from the good one
Questions :
1. why is this happening ?
2. can anyone identify the apple that does grow well ( it has red/green skin, very pale flesh that is exceedingly sweet ( my absolute fave apple in the world and they are free ! ) picture below
3. If I cannot find a "cure " for the poor performer can I bite the bullet and remove it without affecting the crop ( pollination) of my other two trees ??
Pic of the good one :
I`ve spent countless hours trying to see what is going wrong but not come up with any clues so far.
would be most grateful for an ID on my fav apple and any hint on how to save my other tree.
Many thanks for any replies
K
p.s also produced some very nice wine from the cookers and the left over dessert ones .....hic