"Charlie Pridham" wrote

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Questions:

What has caused the demise of the first tree?
Should I be removing all bushes to eliminate disease, or is there a spray
to
resolve this?
I have first-season apple and plumb trees in touching distance of the
blackcurrant bushes - can these be affected?

Thanks in anticipation

Phil



I think if you look inside the clumped together bit you will find either
caterpillars or aphids either are easy enough to treat but chose an
insecticide for edible plants
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall

Thanks Charlie

Does the presence of caterpillars/aphids account for yellowing and dropping
leaves?

Phil