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    What is this condition affecting my apple tree?



    Grown this one from a seed as a bit of fun. Its about 15 years old and was grown in a wild area for a few years, now I've moved it back to my garden.

    In the last few years its got these reddish brown discolourations all over the leaves at the edges from top to bottom. I'm thinking this is affecting growth. Is it something likes some kind of blight?
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    I'm no expert but looks a bit like apple scab to me... someone who knows what they're talking about will be along soon
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    • #3
      What other trees have you in the garden or around you ?

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      • #4
        Some evergreen hedges, I'm not sure what type. The only fruit tree we have is apples.

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        • #5
          Iron deficiency?
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          • #6
            What is this affecting my apple trees?






            I have an idea of what it could be but don't want to influence your answers?

            Thanks in advance.

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            • #7
              Is it the same as last year? https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...ree_93377.html

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              • #8
                Id say scab on 1 and 4 and possibly a potash problem on 2 & 3 - your lawn is very green considering have you been feeding it around the trees?

                Rootstocks, varieties and feeding /watering / spraying history would help.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                  Is it the same as last year? https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...ree_93377.html
                  Possibly the same disease yes. Never did get it resolved :/ Got side tracked because I had so much other gardening stuff to do.

                  Originally posted by Lardman View Post
                  Id say scab on 1 and 4 and possibly a potash problem on 2 & 3 - your lawn is very green considering have you been feeding it around the trees?

                  Rootstocks, varieties and feeding /watering / spraying history would help.
                  No the grass hasn't been fed anything much. May be time to get some fertiliser out then to top up any deficiencies?

                  The reasons I'm posting is because I've had them through a heatwave recently and (thanks to preplanning by storing water before a hosepipe ban came in effect) they've been well watered but have hardly grew, compared with growth I've seen in warm spells of weather before from my other trees.

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                  • #10
                    Hydroxy, I've merged your 2 threads as last year's issues may be the same as this year and it helps when giving advice.

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                    • #11
                      I'd say get rid of the grass round the tree for a distavbce of about 3' from the trunk to start with and give it some manure as a top dressing if you can get some - looks a bit starved to me.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Lardman View Post
                        Id say scab on 1 and 4 and possibly a potash problem on 2 & 3 - your lawn is very green considering have you been feeding it around the trees?

                        Rootstocks, varieties and feeding /watering / spraying history would help.
                        Cox's Orange Pippin, Discovery, Katya, Bramley's Seedling, James Grieve & Jonagold.

                        Rootstocks I'm not entirely sure, I think there is a few M26 in there but unsure on which trees. I have a database now for this information but when I planted the trees I just didn't take note :/

                        Watered well during droughts, climate is otherwise reliably rainy. Trees never thirsty. Soil drains well.

                        Sprayed last year with an anti fungal spray, don't think this had any effect to be honest.


                        Originally posted by nickdub View Post
                        I'd say get rid of the grass round the tree for a distavbce of about 3' from the trunk to start with and give it some manure as a top dressing if you can get some - looks a bit starved to me.
                        Ok, will do. Handy that I live on a farm already.

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                        • #13
                          By feeding the grass you may have caused an in-balance as to what's available for the trees in terms of nutrients, lawn food isn't plant food. I asked about spraying as a few of the leaves look similar to insecticide burn from using too strong a mix.

                          If you're only on M26's get rid of the grass and make sure the trees are staked properly - Id lift the turf in a 1ft circle around them. Then as Nick said mulch with some well rotted manure. That should slowly resolve any deficiencies but wont eradicate the scab which a number of your varieties are prone too.

                          There are some challenging trees to grow in your list they will need a little more attention at least for the first 4-5 years until the trees are well established.

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