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Fruit tree problems
We planted some young apple and pear trees during the winter which until recently were doing very well. However recently the leaves have been showing signs of problems. http://www.korenwolf.net/Garden/20040714/ Has anyone got any ideas? -- The Flying Hamster http://www.korenwolf.net/ We're all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars (O Wilde) |
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Fruit tree problems
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says... We planted some young apple and pear trees during the winter which until recently were doing very well. However recently the leaves have been showing signs of problems. http://www.korenwolf.net/Garden/20040714/ Has anyone got any ideas? http://www.korenwolf.net/Garden/2004..._3877.JPG.html They prefer to grow with the roots in flatter ground. Sideways in a cliff is probably a bit steep for them. Sorry. If it wasn't for the chunks taken out of them, I'd jump for leaf scorch, a poash deficiency. Not canker and it doesn't really look a lot like scab either since that tends to be a much darker infection. I don't think it is spider mite. At best guess, it could be chlorotic leaf spot. Since the pears and apples are both affected, leaf spot and scab are the likely contenders. To give them the best chance I'd feed them and tend to the chemical blitz a little. Dusting with Derris should take care of the insect vector although a couple of treatments may be needed. One of the many fungicides may take care of that vector too. If it is a viral infection (as it appears to be), remove all the infected leaf growth and burn it. You'll not be expecting any fruit this year, but if any has set, remove it to give the trees more energy to recover and fight off the infection. Next spring spray with a fungicide and things should pick up. In the first couple of years stock with a smaller root sytem is less able o fight off these infections and should recover with a little help. Warwick - denying spending any time researching some extra stuff because he knows the poster of the question |
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Fruit tree problems
In article et,
says... We planted some young apple and pear trees during the winter which until recently were doing very well. However recently the leaves have been showing signs of problems. http://www.korenwolf.net/Garden/20040714/ Has anyone got any ideas? http://www.korenwolf.net/Garden/2004..._3877.JPG.html They prefer to grow with the roots in flatter ground. Sideways in a cliff is probably a bit steep for them. Sorry. If it wasn't for the chunks taken out of them, I'd jump for leaf scorch, a poash deficiency. Not canker and it doesn't really look a lot like scab either since that tends to be a much darker infection. I don't think it is spider mite. At best guess, it could be chlorotic leaf spot. Since the pears and apples are both affected, leaf spot and scab are the likely contenders. To give them the best chance I'd feed them and tend to the chemical blitz a little. Dusting with Derris should take care of the insect vector although a couple of treatments may be needed. One of the many fungicides may take care of that vector too. If it is a viral infection (as it appears to be), remove all the infected leaf growth and burn it. You'll not be expecting any fruit this year, but if any has set, remove it to give the trees more energy to recover and fight off the infection. Next spring spray with a fungicide and things should pick up. In the first couple of years stock with a smaller root sytem is less able o fight off these infections and should recover with a little help. Warwick - denying spending any time researching some extra stuff because he knows the poster of the question |
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Fruit tree problems
In article et,
says... We planted some young apple and pear trees during the winter which until recently were doing very well. However recently the leaves have been showing signs of problems. http://www.korenwolf.net/Garden/20040714/ Has anyone got any ideas? http://www.korenwolf.net/Garden/2004..._3877.JPG.html They prefer to grow with the roots in flatter ground. Sideways in a cliff is probably a bit steep for them. Sorry. If it wasn't for the chunks taken out of them, I'd jump for leaf scorch, a poash deficiency. Not canker and it doesn't really look a lot like scab either since that tends to be a much darker infection. I don't think it is spider mite. At best guess, it could be chlorotic leaf spot. Since the pears and apples are both affected, leaf spot and scab are the likely contenders. To give them the best chance I'd feed them and tend to the chemical blitz a little. Dusting with Derris should take care of the insect vector although a couple of treatments may be needed. One of the many fungicides may take care of that vector too. If it is a viral infection (as it appears to be), remove all the infected leaf growth and burn it. You'll not be expecting any fruit this year, but if any has set, remove it to give the trees more energy to recover and fight off the infection. Next spring spray with a fungicide and things should pick up. In the first couple of years stock with a smaller root sytem is less able o fight off these infections and should recover with a little help. Warwick - denying spending any time researching some extra stuff because he knows the poster of the question |
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Fruit tree problems
On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 03:18:23 GMT, Warwick wrote:
In article et, says... We planted some young apple and pear trees during the winter which until recently were doing very well. However recently the leaves have been showing signs of problems. [..lots of good stuff..] In the first couple of years stock with a smaller root sytem is less able o fight off these infections and should recover with a little help. Great, thanks for all that. I think I probably owe you some liquid product created from the fruits of the other apple tree -- The Flying Hamster http://www.korenwolf.net/ We're all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars (O Wilde) |
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