Fruit trees.

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  1. stony

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    Has everyone else had the same experienc as me? Pear and apple trees, so laden with fruit that they have been in danger of the boughs breaking off.

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    In a garden I look after, there are so many plums, that the branches on quite young trees have snapped!
     
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    Yes it has been a great year for my apples :dbgrtmb:, I kept looking for the June drop and it never happened on my trees. :happydance:
     
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    Some of the damage caused by the weight of fruit.:dbgrtmb:
     
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