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Tree looks to be in trouble

valerierobertsvalerieroberts Posts: 726
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Looking at the photos, can anyone tell me if I have a serious problem with this small peach tree. Can I save it with something. Thank you Valerie 
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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    it looks like scale insect, but I'd not swear to it
    Devon.
  • valerierobertsvalerieroberts Posts: 726
    @Hostafan1, I think you are right, I’ve just touched them and they come off. How about scale insect and woolly aphid combined?  Valerie 
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    valerieroberts said:
    @Hostafan1, I think you are right, I’ve just touched them and they come off. How about scale insect and woolly aphid combined?  Valerie 
    very possible.
    You could dab them with a cotton bud dipped in meths
    Devon.
  • valerierobertsvalerieroberts Posts: 726
    @Hostafan1 Thank you. Will that kill both? Or do I need meths and spray, there are too many to get off all the branches. Valerie 
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I think if you dab them, they'll die. No need to physically attempt to remove them
    Devon.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    That's what I thought in the other thread:
    Never heard of woolly aphids infecting peach trees (although I suppose it's possible) but either way, it's only a small tree, so manual removal with a stiff brush and some tepid soapy water will get rid of most of them, but you may need to repeat in some areas if they reappear.
    PS:  What' the black mark near the base of the trunk on the second photo - tree grease?

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • valerierobertsvalerieroberts Posts: 726
    @BobTheGardener, @Hostafan1 yes it is grease. I’m so pleased that there is a remedy. Thank you Valerie 
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    I had scale on my apricots a couple of years back and their seeping caused a white mildew. I scrubbed the scale off and a cold winter outside seemed to help.
  • valerierobertsvalerieroberts Posts: 726
    @thevictorianzFH0qqPW, mine is a small flat peach that is very sweet. I love it. Will see to it tomorrow. Valerie 
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    @valerieroberts I would wipe the grease off unless you have specific pests which it needed for.  I found the bark around a young tree didn't develop properly when I left the grease on all year.   Tree bark needs to breathe too, so it's best to put it in a different position on the trunk each year (if it is needed at all.)
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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