Flowers the first spring after planting?

Hi there,

Can people weigh in on whether you can let your trees/bushes produce fruit the first year after they've been transplanted? We put in a few berry bushes and a couple of trees last fall. The bushes are covered in flowers this spring (mainly honey berry and blueberry). It'll kill me to pinch them off, but I want the plants to be healthy and strong...

Thanks!

It's more important to pinch blossoms from trees. The weight of apples, peaches etc. can snap young leaders. Well cared for berries don't have that problem.

I see. I thought the issue was more about energy allocation (growth vs. reproduction). Thanks for enlightening me. Berries, here I come!

Energy and resources are important too.

Breakage is a risk for trees.