Early march is the best. Gives the tree all year to grow before winter. Next spring it's very heart breaking but you need to pinch off all the fruit before it gets any bigger than a buck shot. with some 13-13-13 right t the drip line, no more than a cup full for a small tree. this will cause your tree to shoot up like a weed the second year. Next year use your judgement and pinch all fruit off that dont look like the branch is big enough. If the tree is say 4 ft tall and bog around leave a few. remember the more you leave the slower it will grow. It's a trade off. By year 5 you will be begging folks to take fruit off your hands.
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