{"id":10607,"date":"2022-05-24T11:19:28","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T09:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/files\/fruit-thinning\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T17:12:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:12:04","slug":"fruit-thinning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/files\/fruit-thinning\/","title":{"rendered":"Fruit thinning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&rdquo;2\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text el_class=&rdquo;introtxt&rdquo; el_id=&rdquo;introtxt&rdquo;]<!--vcv no format--><\/p>\n<div class=\"vce-row-container\">\n<div id=\"el-d4165d22\" class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-columns--top vce-row-content--top\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-d4165d22\">\n<div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\">\n<div id=\"el-d09f0f69\" class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" data-vce-do-apply=\"background border el-d09f0f69\">\n<div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding margin el-d09f0f69\">\n<div class=\"vce-text-block\">\n<div id=\"el-0476ebba\" class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-0476ebba\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fruiting follows in the spring after the flowering of fruit trees. As a rule, there is an excess of small fruits. Many fruits fall off between the end of May and mid-June: the <em>June drop<\/em> . This is a natural process in which the tree rejects all weak fruits.<\/p>\n<p>The fall of the fruits at the end of May\/beginning of June &ndash; the June drop &ndash; is also due to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was too cold during flowering, so the blossom was insufficiently pollinated<\/li>\n<li>Poor pollination due to lack of bees and other pollinators<\/li>\n<li>Abundant rain<\/li>\n<li>Nutritional deficiency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After the June drop it is wise to check fruit trees for &lsquo;weak&rsquo; fruits (apples and pears). This applies to apple, pear and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/plum\/\" target=\"_blank\" title='[vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text el_id=\"topentry\" el_class=\"topentry\"]Plums belong to the stone fruits (drupes). Plums should not be pruned in the winter, when the trees are very susceptible to silver leaf, a fungus. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=\"middle\" css=\".vc_custom_1627123481876{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 5px !important;background-color: #ccffff !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}\" el_id=\"mobile\"][vc_column offset=\"vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1649260074087{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px&hellip;' class=\"encyclopedia\">plum<\/a> trees. With walnuts, thinning and checking is not necessary. Remove the apples and pears that are misshapen, affected (mold) or damaged (hail). Also cut away the fruits that are in the way of other fruits.<br>\nThinning prevents branch breakage. Particularly in plum trees, whose branches are less firm than those of apple and pear, thinning is necessary to ensure that the branches cannot bear the weight of the ever-growing plums.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thinning can be done with scissors or small secateurs:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cut out misshapen, diseased and damaged fruits<\/li>\n<li>When there are three or more fruits in a truss, remove the middle one<\/li>\n<li>Cut away fruits at the branch end, as they can cause branch breakage<\/li>\n<li>Fruits that hang under branches in the shade receive less sun and therefore have less color and taste. Cut these away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The best time for thinning is late June.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;][vc_single_image image=&rdquo;10565&Prime; img_size=&rdquo;medium&rdquo; add_caption=&rdquo;yes&rdquo; style=&rdquo;vc_box_rounded&rdquo; onclick=&rdquo;img_link_large&rdquo;][vc_column_text css=&rdquo;.vc_custom_1764778269007{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 25px !important;border-color: #508826 !important;}&rdquo;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/snoeischaar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/snoeischaar.jpg 318w, https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/snoeischaar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/snoeischaar-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking for scissors or secateurs?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4acDO0z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow\">Professional Secateurs &amp; Pruning Scissors<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16074\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/amazon-logo-uk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"55\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;introtxt&#8221; el_id=&#8221;introtxt&#8221;] Fruiting follows in the spring after the flowering of fruit trees. As a rule, there is an excess of small fruits. Many fruits fall off between the end of May and mid-June: the June drop . This is a natural process in which the tree rejects all weak fruits. 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