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Something's eating my apple tree
Peter212
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in Fruit & veg
So I bought this apple tree in the winter and planted it in the garden for the kids. Incredibly it has produced three beautiful apples. Lucy is eating one off the tree I type???? Probably would have produced another 3 if Zachary (1) hadn't pulled off some more!
it seems to have some fungus. I'm not a gardener (although his year I did plant three raspberry bushes and 12 strawberry plants along with said apple tree) to show the kids not all food comes in plastic wrapping.
I guess I need someone to tell me what to do about this, as you can see it seems to have eaten quite a bit of the bark. Is it recoverable, what should I do,
any help appreciated.
Peter
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That is very quick for a tree to be so badly affected
Did you get it from a reputable nursery/garden centre? If so Id email them with the photo and label. If I were them I'd be happy to give you a replacement.
Good luck and has been said - don't let it put you off
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It was a good garden centre. I'll drop it into them And see if they will replace. When is the best time to actually plant an apple tree. I really am a newbie:)