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Apple disease

tyronecvctyronecvc Posts: 2
in Problem solving

I planted about a dozen fruit trees in my walled garden 3 years ago. Last year one of the apple trees, Falstaff, had a lot of redish/brown blotches on nearly all the fruit.
This year it had spread to the next tree, Jongola, and there are also holes in some of the apples. I thought perhaps the blotches are weaken the skin and some bug gettin in to eat them. Now the next tree, Fiesta, has the holes but hardly a blotch. All the trees are against an old lime plaster wall and I know the soil and water retention are not good.

Jongola

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Fiesta

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Falstaff

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  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546

    Possibly birds taking advantage of the soft spots.

    Not a fruit tree expert, so I don't know the cause of them, but it looks fungal to me.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147

    I think that may be Apple scab ... info and advice here 

    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=81 

    Something, probably birds but possibly squirrels or even large slugs/snails have then been taking advantage of the soft spots.

    Last edited: 09 October 2017 11:08:36


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • tyronecvctyronecvc Posts: 2

    Thanks guys, looks like the issue is scab. Some work to do.

    I have lots of birds  so probably they are making the holes which are quite clean and some seem to match beak damage.

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