On 07/07/2012 08:35, Brob wrote:
Hi I moved into a new house 4 months ago and the house has two apple
trees in the garden.

One of the apple trees appears to be doing fine but the other is doing
so well.

The leaves are sparse on the branches and some the leaves are small and
brown - I've attached some images.

Does anyone know why this would be.


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It doesn't look at all well to me, especially the fissured and blackened
branch growing across the pic. I can't be sure what's wrong. Could be
canker or oedema, but it looks sick. Also, there is quite a lot of
water shoot growth (those unnaturally straight growths sprouting along
the lateral growth).

There are certainly other lesser problems (fungal, pest), but if it were
my tree I would ask an expert to look at it. You could ask at a good
local garden centre or go straight to a tree surgeon - preferably one
who knows about apples and can explain a course of action to you, and
doesn't just want to chop it down. That won't be cheap, so it's a lot to
ask when you've just moved house.

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Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay