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Old 18-07-2011, 03:47 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Stephen Wolstenholme Stephen Wolstenholme is offline
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Default Apple Issues

On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:51:42 +0100, "TheScullster"
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Hi all

I have a small apple tree - egremont russet I think - which is producing
fruit this year (suffered June drop or similar last year).

The apples look absolutely picture book perfect, but cutting into them shows
brown staining of the flesh.
The flesh is heavily speckled with brown, the brown being just like apple
that has been exposed to the air for an hour or more.

Anyone suggest a reason please?
Is this another symptom of the earlier dry weather this year?

TIA

Phil


My apples are the same. The expert down the street says the problem is
due to too much feeding, especially nitrites. I have not used any form
of fertiliser so it's a bit of a mystery. Perhaps the roots have
reached the drains!

Steve

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