Hi I Have Taken On An Allotment With Fruit Trees Already Established. There Is An Eating Apple Tree With Plenty Fruit On It And A

pear tree that bore no fruit and two plum trees that have little yields ie 8 plums on each tree. They are more than five years old possible as much as 20 years old. How can I encourage them to bear fruit. The trees had pollen in spring and have had plenty leaf growth but poor fruit yields

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#1 Comment By BushDoctor On 09/12/2022 @ 10:32 am

I would, first, test the soil to make sure that the nutrient content and pH are within range.

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Once those are in range, your trees should be producing again, given that they aren't too old for production.

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