9 Key Elements To Create A Lush Fruit Orchard

A consistently high-yielding orchard requires water, fertilizer, air, heat, light, and soil to meet the requirements for fruit tree growth.
For an orchard to produce large fruits, high yields, and consecutive high yields, optical pruning is not enough. The key is to increase investment. To have 10 acres of income per acre of orchard, there must be an investment of 10 acres of land.
Practice has proven that no matter how well structured it is, if the investment cannot keep up, it is easy to achieve results in small or large years or the following year, and the results will be relatively small.
As the saying goes, roots are nurtured by leaves, and leaves grow by roots. To have a good root system, seven points are essential: having sufficient soil nutrients; Appropriate moisture content; Sufficient oxygen; Appropriate soil conductivity; Adequate soil microorganisms; Suitable ground temperature of 12 ° C to 15 ° C; Balanced soil acidity and alkalinity.
Apples grow by absorbing nutrients through their roots, and a good root system is a high-speed channel for nutrients. The soil environment of the root system determines its growth status; Soil factors such as pH, conductivity, air permeability, humidity, and ground temperature can affect root growth, thereby affecting nutrient availability; Soil microorganisms are the creators of soil microecology and the fundamental factors affecting fertilizer efficiency.
The yield of apples is constrained by shaping, soil fertility, moisture and air, microorganisms, pests and diseases, daily orchard management, soil pH and temperature. Fertilization, shaping and pruning are only part of fruit tree management. If any of the above cannot meet the needs of fruit tree growth and development, the yield will not increase.

Below are nine factors related to fruit size and yield, which we will discuss and help you identify the shortcomings of your orchard with small fruit size and low yield.
Firstly, the relationship between flower bud quality and fruit size. As we all know, axillary flower buds and fruit size are not large because axillary flower buds are formed in September, while medium and short branch flower buds are formed from June to July. Flower buds with 2-3 small leaves have small fruit size, which is also caused by thin tissue and poor flower bud quality.
Secondly, the relationship between water and fertilizer after flowering and fruit growth. Water and fertilizer deficiency after 40 days of flowering can affect cell division. The number of cell divisions is low, and after 40 days, cells no longer divide, which can also affect fruit growth.
Thirdly, the relationship between water and fertilizer and fruit growth during the period of fruit enlargement in June to July. Red Fuji has a second period of fruit enlargement, and water and fertilizer shortages can also affect fruit growth. That's also why we need to apply high phosphorus from late May to mid June, and high potassium from late July to early August.
Fourthly, the relationship between reasonable fruit retention and fruit size. Large varieties such as Red Fuji require at least 60 leaves to grow, 45-50 leaves to grow a medium-sized fruit, and 40 leaves to grow a small fruit. If too many fruits are left, the limited leaves cannot provide nutrition, and the fruits will not grow much.
Fifth: The relationship between tree vigor and fruit size. Weak trees without stripes will have smaller fruits every year. Because trees with full branches have large leaves and a large number of leaves, both the quality and quantity of leaves are beneficial for fruit growth; But weak trees have small leaves, because there are no leaves, the number of leaves is also small, and the underground root system has poor absorption capacity, so the fruit size is also small.
Sixth: The relationship between nutrient storage and fruit size is well known, with larger fruits in the New Year and smaller fruits in the New Year, which is closely related to the nutrient storage of the tree. During the Chinese New Year, because it was a small year last year, there were abundant nutrients stored, high-quality flower buds, sufficient nutrition, and abundant nutrients in the womb, so the fruits could grow. During the Chinese New Year, due to last year being the Chinese New Year, a large amount of nutrients were used for fruit growth, resulting in limited nutrient reserves and poor quality of flower buds. Although the flowers had already bloomed, the fruit did not grow much.
Seventh: The relationship between leaf thickness and fruit size. In orchards where urea is applied before flowering, the leaves are also large and black, but not shiny. There is no oil, gas, or brightness on the leaves, but it is not effective. Around May 10th, when the fruit tree needs to stop growing, the urea applied is just in time for the vigorous growth of new shoots, which is not conducive to early growth, early cessation, and early accumulation. The urea applied before flowering immediately fails to promote flowering and fruit setting, and is used for long strips, which is not conducive to flowering. According to scientific experiments, orchards that apply urea continuously have high soil nitrogen content, which can inhibit the absorption of zinc and calcium by roots. This can lead to more leaf diseases, black spots on fruits, and more tree rot. So, it is necessary to fertilize with full nutrition.
Eighth: The relationship between full and half tree fruits and fruit size. On a tree, some trees have fruits, while others have no fruits. Even if you leave a lot of fruits on the branches with fruits, the fruits can still grow because the nutrients on the branches without fruits can also help the fruits on the branches grow. But when there are fruits on the branches of a tree, the number of fruits left must be small, otherwise the fruits will not grow much, because no one can help anyone.
Ninth: The relationship between light exposure and fruit size. In production, it has been found that orchards with poor light exposure have yellow and thin leaves. Because they do not see the sun and do not produce nutrients, they cannot become flowers. Even if they become flowers, the fruits will not grow much. It is also related to the leaf function of the leaves one meter away from this fruit. If the leaves one meter away do not see the sun, it does not produce nutrients, and the nutrients from a distance cannot be delivered, the fruit will not grow well.
In short, everyone should understand that scientific fertilization before flowering is aimed at improving fruit setting rate, restoring tree vigor as soon as possible, and allowing leaves to grow. From mid to late May to early to mid June, when new shoots stop growing, high phosphorus plant extracts are applied, which also follows the characteristic of flowering - no flowering without phosphorus. In addition, it also contains nitrogen, potassium, and trace elements. After application, not only will the fruit be large, but it can also bloom continuously.