I have two relatively young apple trees (Cox's Orange Pippin and Bramley's Seedling) which started to blossom early in Autumn (Fall). They have small fruit forming and it is only a week away from the start of winter. The other trees are behaving normally with any fruit and leaves on them falling off.
Here in S.E. Oz we had an antarctic breakout in Spring with below zero temperatures and strong winds, just as blossoms were out and fruit was setting. The result was that most trees had very little fruit, but a couple of them are now carrying on as though it is Spring again.
Early summer was very wet, followed by about 3 months with little or no rain. Until the last week or so, Autumn has been quite warm with some rain.
So, what do I do about the new apples... pull them off, let them go and see what happens, if I leave them will it affect fruiting next spring, etc?
Any opinions or advice is welcome.
Here in S.E. Oz we had an antarctic breakout in Spring with below zero temperatures and strong winds, just as blossoms were out and fruit was setting. The result was that most trees had very little fruit, but a couple of them are now carrying on as though it is Spring again.
Early summer was very wet, followed by about 3 months with little or no rain. Until the last week or so, Autumn has been quite warm with some rain.
So, what do I do about the new apples... pull them off, let them go and see what happens, if I leave them will it affect fruiting next spring, etc?
Any opinions or advice is welcome.