Fertilize it now... I never saw this or I would have responded long ago. just get something on it for now. as simple as rabbit poop, 10-10-10- or a fruit tree fertilizer... but it needs to eat also if it is to produce any good fruit. it usually takes no less than 3 years and sometimes you may have blossoms but no fruit set for years or never if you don't have a pollinator for that tree. we have a small orchard and one tree is at least 10 years old (Enterprise, I do believe) never seen an apple on it yet. it blossoms, it has little apples set and then they eventually all fall off. if there is no apples on it this year it is going to be fire wood. 10 years is ridiculous. the only apple I know of that takes that long or longer is Northern Spy. sorry to hear the one got eaten but maybe if it isn't too bad it will heal over.
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