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Originally Posted by barnetmill
This tree trunk is about 5-6" in diamter now and has a very good natural shape. It is over 15 feet tall. It only briefly has berries that are very small. I have another tree near by that is shaded that bears much larger berries for a longer period of time.
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Could be different hybrid, species, or cultivar.
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Originally Posted by barnetmill
Both trees are near the septic trank and field so nutrition is probably not an issue.
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I disagree. The distribution of minerals from septic is not very appropriate for deciduous fruit trees. In particular it is very low in Potash.
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Originally Posted by barnetmill
But it is already some what late to try the potash since the fruiting almost over for this tree.
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This is a misconception. We feed the tree this year for next year's crop. Once the tree starts uptaking the Potash, it will take at least 3 months for processes in the roots to manufacture basic compounds to produce enzymes and carbohydrates. These will be utilized on an as needed basis. The processes for fruit production won't begin until winter begins.