You would think their arms would be greatly fatigued from shaking the tree so much. They have to rest sometime! .. and then, you can only get so much additional fruit after you've shaken and shaken and shaken..

I think just ONE part of what is helping to keep most of the apples hanging on.. waiting to ripen before falling,  is the following

Noront is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., to assist the company in evaluating strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value.

This is a big time arborist in the fruit tree business. I don't think JP would lend their name to just any old fruit tree.

BK

PS -
( am waiting patiently for the Fruit of the NOT Tree to ripen properly. Nothing worse then eating a fruit before its time (can do terrible things to the digestion!).