[Elmarto]

Hi all,

I planted 5 cordon apples against the wall in my garden, this is their second spring. Some of them have got quite a few fruit buds on.

My question is whether you think I should let them flower/fruit(hopefully) or whether to remove the flowers?

They produced some flowers last year in their first spring but I pinched them out.

Many thanks

[Elmarto]

Here is a picture of one of them, fiesta, I think!

[Lardman]

Rootstock? I'd imagine they've had time enough to put down enough roots to support a crop, after all that's what you're growing them for 

Id let it flower but for this year be pretty harsh thinning out fruit to leave just a couple so you can check it's the right apple.

[Elmarto]

They were bought as cordon trained apples, I think they are on m9 rootstocks.

I will let one or fruits develop hopefully, I can't wait now!

I don't want to overdo the trees and not get good results in future!

Thanks for the help!

[Aunt Sally]

It should be okay on M9. 

Thin out the fruitlets after the June drop to improve the fruit size, taking out the king fruits (centre one) by preference. Leave only about 2 fruits per bunch.

[Elmarto]

Excellent!

Just need the frosts to stay away and the bees to come!