Thinning
Apricots usually set more fruit than they can successfully
carry, so fruit thinning is essential. If you allow heavy
fruiting one year, you may get little or no fruit the
following year; this is known as "alternate bearing." Thin
the fruits 4 to 6 inches apart on the branch when they
are about an inch in diameter. Focus on damaged fruit
first. Then remove fruit at the end of branches that
may be weakened by heavy fruit. | 
Thin
fruit when it is 1 inch in diameter |
