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the most important thing to do is spray the tree at end of winter JUST
before bud break. i made the mistake of spraying this year end of jan,
which worked in 05, but due to the long cold winter i sprayed too early
and the leaf curl has returned with avengance. i noticed yesterday after
the heavy rain made the branches droop lower that some leaves were just
covered.


Many thanks for that information, I will do as you suggest :-)

kate