What to Do When a Cherry Tree Produces Few Fruits? Cause Analysis and Solutions
The cherry is a fruit that bears slowly, with a late yield and slow results. For friends who grow cherries, this is also a great obstacle to developing profits. Cherries not only bear fruit slowly, but sometimes a single tree will produce very few fruits. So why do cherries produce few fruits? Below, the editor will explain the reasons for few cherry fruits and the control methods.
1. Reasons for few cherry fruits
It may be that during the cherry growth period, improper manual management caused the branches and leaves to grow rapidly and uncontrollably, without forming flower buds, and there was not enough nutrition supplied for fruit development, thus affecting the number of fruits. Insufficient fertilizer and water in the orchard will cause the tree to lack enough nutrients, the flower buds cannot develop normally, and flowers and fruits drop during the flowering period. Continuous rainy and low-temperature conditions during the flowering period will cause poor pollination, and pests and diseases will also affect the fruiting of cherry trees.
2. Solutions for few fruits
1. Shaping and pruning
Prune the branches into a heart shape, with the trunk controlled at about 50 cm, no central trunk, about 3 main branches, and the angle opened to 40 degrees. Leave 3 side branches on each main branch, spaced 25 cm apart. You can also choose one central trunk, control 8-9 main branches on the trunk, control the tree height when pruning, and retain the heading cut.
2. Flower and fruit management
Spray Guozhuangdiling once before the cherry tree's flowering period, before the fruiting period, and before the maturity period, so as to ensure that the cherries bloom and bear fruit smoothly. In winter, cut off drooping branches, small thin branches, and branches that have borne fruit many times. During the flower bud stage, cut off poorly developed flowers and deformed flowers. Keep about two flowers on each inflorescence.
3. Harvest management
Because the cherry tree is a fruit that bears continuously, it should be harvested in batches during harvest. The time should be determined according to the maturity of the fruit on each tree and market demand. After harvest, those not yet ripe need low-temperature preservation to achieve a high yield. Different cherry varieties also have different harvest times. For example, soft-fleshed varieties mature quickly, so their harvest time is earlier; on the contrary, hard-fleshed ones have a later harvest period.
4. Post-harvest management
After harvesting all the cherries of the year, you can apply the base fertilizer earlier. This can also bring the fertilizer's effect into play earlier, add the nutrients needed by the cherry tree in winter, and because September is the peak period for the growth and development of cherry tree roots, it is beneficial to the roots' nutrient absorption. It can also heal injured roots and restore them, and produce more new roots.
The above are the reasons for few cherry fruits and the solutions. The main reason for few cherry fruits is still improper management. I also hope the editor's article can help you. If you want to learn more about agricultural knowledge, please continue to follow our Qinnong website!