Peach Tree Leaf Curl

[celiagrows]

I have a few peach trees and they were badly affected by leaf curl last year so I am hoping to treat them this year to prevent it happening again. Can anyone recommend a treatment that is effective?

[Jungle Jane]

Where are the trees? They suffer with leaf curl if they're in a wet position now through the winter I've heard to move them to a sheltered spot or put a shelter around them if you can. My dad used to spray his with Bordeaux mixture but still got the leaf curl?

[Martin H]

The classic approach is to erect something to keep the rain off the leaves. Not too hard if they are fan trained against a wall, tough if they are freestanding trees. It's unsightly though however you do it.

[clod]

Martin H's approach has worked best for me, as I'm reluctant to spray copper based stuff routinely.
I think it's less unsightly than a tree blighted by plc!

If you do this but still have some curl, pick off and burn those leaves at the first sighting, and feed the tree - it'll probably just replace them. Comfrey liqid each week works a treat, and really helps the fruit too.