This phenomenon is called “alternate year bearing” and is very common in fruit trees. In non-bearing years, the tree tends to ...

Nalani Vaughn, owner of Fruitmommy Organic Solutions, watched as her crew of experienced pruners removed deadwood and ...

In bearing years, aggressively thin the fruit to alleviate stress ... effort to “clean up” the tree because those little spikes are fruiting spurs. (Yes, people have actually done this ...