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  • What's up with my apple tree please?

    Hi all,

    I have a family apple tree which I've released from its pot and is now in the ground. Today I saw leaves looking like this:

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    They're a bit on the crispy side too.

    The problem only seems to be affecting one of the varieties (don't ask which as I've long since forgotten what they are).

    Any thoughts?
    Cheers, MBE
    Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
    By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
    While better men than we go out and start their working lives
    At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

  • #2
    Its got mildew - pick off the infected leaves and bin them - keep an eye on the rest - hopefully it won't be serious.

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    • #3
      Powdery Mildew

      It’s powdery mildew, which can be very common on some apple varieties.

      Here is the RHS advice which should help you.....

      https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=253
      Blogging at..... www.thecynicalgardener.wordpress.com

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      • #4
        Thanks both. Does this mean I should have watered it more?
        Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
        By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
        While better men than we go out and start their working lives
        At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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        • #5
          There's always a bit of this about - seems to be worse in warm dry weather - if the tree looks distressed then stick a hose under it for 30 mins to give the ground a soaking round the roots.

          if its a young tree, then sometimes a foliar feed with something like seaweed fertiliser, will perk things up a bit.

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          • #6
            Thanks, I'll bear that in mind.
            Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
            By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
            While better men than we go out and start their working lives
            At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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