Training young passion fruit. Do I remove flowers?

Aussie-Garden

G'day everyone.

Is it worth removing flowers from a young passion fruit (pictured below), so it can put energy into growing the rest of the plant instead. 

Reason for asking, is that I have seen it recommended for young orange trees for instance. Something I tried for the first time this year, with a new orange tree. Wondered if the same kind of thing could apply to a passion fruit.

Background info on the passion fruit if it helps...

It's a grafted Nelly Kelly in full sun in Northern Victoria.

It was in a smaller pot beside the house and looking sad for almost a year.

About a month ago, I moved it to a huge pot  as I don't want it in the ground as it has a high chance of sending out suckers in my sandy soil apparently. I'll have it on a fence dividing the chooks and dogs sides of the yard.

I gave it some slow release citrus fertiliser when potting it and a drink of seaweed solution last week and it has suddenly taken off with lots of fresh, green growth and flower buds.

Yes I will be removing that very lower right shoot.

Hope that helps with the question  and thanks in advance. 🙂

Jason

Hi @Noelle,

Hope all is well.

Would you please be able to make a recommendation to @Aussie-Garden to help the passionfruit thrive in coming years?  

Many thanks,

Jason