[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] As with precision pruning, the thinning process starts by knowing how many fruit buds are on the tree and how many fruit are desired, as Steve Hoying described (see “Achieving the optimal crop load”). Cornell University horticulturist Dr. Terence Robinson described the process growers might ­follow in chemical thinning. With the variety-specific target of final fruit number per tree, a precision thinning program is conducted by applying successive thinning sprays and quickly assessing the results in […]