It could be fire blight. I have it in both apples & pears.
Steve
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I have a 3 yr old dwarf apple from Raintree Nursery growing in Zone 7
(Atlanta). The tree has branched out nicely and is producing apples
this year. I have been undergoing CHEMO since Jan-05 and have been
unable to take care of my fruit trees. I noticed from the car the apple
tree has several branches that are dieing from the tip back to the
trunk. As the branch dies, the apples fall off. They are about the size
of small crabapples at this point. Anyone have any idea of what might
be happening and what I can do to resolve the issue. The Dr.'s believe
my leukemia is pesticide related. I prefer not to use pesticides since
my wife will have to perform the task.