Research Matters - Fruit thinning in apple trees
13 Jan 2012 | by Dr Ken Cockshull
Apple growers sometimes have to use fruit-thinning agents to stop their trees producing too many small fruit.
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Many people are concerned that winters are getting colder and there is anecdotal evidence that exceptionally low temperatures have caused the death of many trees and shrubs in recent winters.
Apple growers sometimes have to use fruit-thinning agents to stop their trees producing too many small fruit.
Fruit trees can be protected from hail and other extreme weather conditions by covering them with film plastics.



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