QuestionsHow to growFruitApplesapples 0 Vote Up Vote Down Alan Stenson asked 15 years ago is it a good idea to keep the amount of fruit on apple trees (a year planted) to a minimum so that the energy goes into the root system 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago Not necessarily … this is done in commercial growing to speed up full production but this is not really a factor in home growing.