Use fruit thinning to protect your fruit tree
Fruit thinning is a simple technique you can use each spring to prevent branches from breaking in your fruit trees.
Do cherry trees need thinning … and if not, why not?
Thinning cherry trees is not usually needed because they’re not prone to biennial bearing. That’s lucky, because it would be a huge job.
While you’re thinning, prevent disease
Thinning your fruit trees is a great chance to check the health of your fruit and do a little disease control at the same time.