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    Does anyone know what causes joined up fruit?

    Just curious what causes joined up fruit. I remember VC entered some plums in the vine show. At the weekend I removed a fair few off my peaches yet the nectarines seemed fine.

    I have a pic but I have currently misplaced my camera

    Thanks as always
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    I remember those! The Not Ted & Spud's plums

    http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1367800

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    • #3
      I guess no one knows what causes this, but thought I would bump just incase and I also have a pic now.

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        botany - How did these apples grow together? - Biology Stack Exchange

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Norfolkgrey View Post
          At the weekend I removed a fair few off my peaches yet the nectarines seemed fine.
          Out of curiosity why did you remove them?

          Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

          Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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          • #6
            I often thin out my plum trees (no need this year, pigeons have eaten all the blossom) ive read (don't know where, when) that most stone fruit will benefit from thinning if over crowded. If fruits are touching they often rot, younger branches can be damaged with the weight of the fruit later on and it also helps stops the pattern of alternating good, year bad year. I would definately remove fused fruit of a fruit tree, even fused tomatoes (IMO) are often tasteless compared to "normal" fruit.
            Ive never had enough fruit on my nectarine to do this. Cherry plums, I don't bother and I haven't got a peach tree.
            Last edited by Scarlet; 30-04-2016, 12:55 PM.

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            • #7
              This link might answer your question NG
              http://www.clemson.edu/extension/pea...he_summer.html

              "High temperatures during floral initiation can cause the production of double or triple (twin or triple,) fruits"
              Last edited by Scarlet; 30-04-2016, 12:52 PM.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Alison View Post
                Out of curiosity why did you remove them?
                I thinned them as a lot of fruit had set. I will thin them again at a later date

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Norfolkgrey View Post
                  I thinned them as a lot of fruit had set. I will thin them again at a later date
                  Ah, I misunderstood, I thought you meant that you were just removing the fused ones rather than a general thinning.

                  Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                  Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Scarlet View Post
                    This link might answer your question NG
                    What problems can result for peach trees during extended periods of very hot, sunny days during the summer? : Extension : Clemson University : South Carolina

                    "High temperatures during floral initiation can cause the production of double or triple (twin or triple,) fruits"
                    Thank you. That makes a lot of sense as they were in GH2 which suffers with a wide temp. range and can get stupidly hot. Just hope I remember for next year.

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