Stock Photo - PRODUCTION - 04 May 2023, Saxony, Sornzig: A fruit grower treats the trees of an orchard. The apple trees in full bloom challenge Saxony's fruit growers. The fruit set must be reduced and thinned out, otherwise the trees will become too full, according to the managing director of the Saxon Fruit Association. Sour cherries are also in full bloom, he said, while the first sweet cherries have already faded. For farmers, now is the intensive care time to avoid damage from aphids or apple maggot and to fertilize. (Aerial photo with drone) (to dpa: ""Too many blossoms - Saxony's fruit farmers challenged"") Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa. - Sornzig/Saxony/Germany