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Old 10-07-2007, 11:44 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening,rec.gardens
Nick Maclaren Nick Maclaren is offline
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Default Mistletoe killing an apple tree?


In article . com,
Martin Brown writes:
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| | A few months ago I cut off most of the mistletoe but the tree still looks
| | pretty sick. Is there any hope for it?
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| Unlikely. And the cause won't have been the mistletoe. 30 years is
| about the life of many apple trees.
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| Could be old age, but I'd look for some other cause first. And maybe
| try an anti-fungal spray too.

Yes - but, once a tree has got to that state, is it likely to be
salvageable? A 30 year old apple is not a young tree.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.