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orange coloured shoots coming from apple tree union
Hi, my first post....we have just planted a single apple tree in our lawn. gone through all the advice first, but the tree [ a 3 or four year old] had small orange coloured shoots in a cluster coming from just below the union, the shoots are about 10 to 12mm long and about 20 or so of them in a tightly packed group. can anyone advise on these things , like do I remove them etc thank you heidi
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Do a quick gurgle image search for "burr knot" and see if it matches what you see. -
Can you post a photo on here as it will be easier to understand what is happening with your tree, and where abouts are you?, as this may help with whatever is the cause of your problem.Comment
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orange coloured shoots
Hi lads thank you for reply , I looked at photos of burr knots but that is not what the tree is growing.. I will take photos in the morning as its pitch dark now, but I don't know how to post them on this site as I am a new kid on the block at 83 We live in sunny Sutton on sea lincs east coastComment
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orange shoots on apple tree
Been trying to add photos of the shoots for 2 hours today but no luck, not much good with this sort of thing at my ageComment
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Have a gooogle images of tree suckers.
Is that what you have?"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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I have taken close up photos of the shoots but cannot seem to get them on this site alanComment
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If the shoots are from below the graft/union then basically remove them. They have to be from the rootstock and you do not want that to grow branches, or anything, since the rootstock will in effect feed it's own branches more. So you end up with a strong bush from the rootstock and a weak apple.
Why they are orange I have no idea, but they cannot be from the apple variety itself owing to the position. The colour may just be natural to new shoots from the rootstock variety.
If you prune them out make sure you do not cut into the bark of the graft as this is how the sap moves up and down. I would prune and leave about 5mm of branch/twig stump.Comment
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The orange-pink spiky growths between ground and graft are a variation on burrknots, except they're actually trying to root. Trees have a burst of root growth in the autumn as the nutrients are taken from the leaves for storage. The may be another burst of root growth in the spring.
It's very common on young grafted apple trees (2-5 years old) and but is a possible entry point for diseases such as canker, crown rot or even fireblight in some locations and some seasons.
Best to leave them undisturbed otherwise they (or the cracked bark around them) could become infected with fungal disease and you may lose the tree.
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more pics of orange shoots
here are more photos of the orange shoots on our apple tree which we bought this week. the tree is 3 or 4 years old and is a JONGOLDComment
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orange shoots on apple tree
Thanks a lot lads, I didn't know this site existed until yesterday, its great..still a bit confused as to whether or not to prune the shoots, would I need to put arbrex paste on the cuts ??Comment
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Id leave them be, as they're below the graft I don't see the problem, they'll probably wither and die in the winter and you'll be left with nodules a the process will start again in the spring. FB may have a different opinion. I've seen some thoughts that the burr will girdle the tree but I doubt hacking them out will be of much use unless you get the lot.
For what it's worth, I have a 5 tier Jonagold espalier which looks exactly the same and Im not doing anything to it, but then I find them the worlds most boring apple, I just can't bring myself to cut it down.
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Gosh...I've never seen those before!
Well done posting the piccies A4H!
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