I have a dwarf family apple tree, planted this spring, and
understand that it should not be allowed to bear fruit this year.

At what point should they be removed? Some of them are about the
size of a marble already.

Chris
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On Wed, 18 May 2011 15:16:39 +0100, Chris J Dixon
wrote:

I have a dwarf family apple tree, planted this spring, and
understand that it should not be allowed to bear fruit this year.

At what point should they be removed? Some of them are about the
size of a marble already.


I followed the instructions with my "dwarf" apple tree and the first
year removed all the fruit. The fruit were not even the size of
marbles. It now produces a massive number of apples. It is over
fifteen feet high so no longer a dwarf.

Steve

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If you're going to remove them, the sooner the better. Every bit of effort that the plant puts into swelling a fruit is effort it won't be putting into growth of branches and roots.