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Peach tree not looking good

GardeningNubeGardeningNube Posts: 15
in Fruit & veg
Hi I was hoping someone can maybe help or advise. I have a small peach tree that I purchased bare root a couple of years ago. Last year it grew some very small shrivelled peaches (which I expected due to it being the first full year) but this year it flowered beautifully a couple of months ago but now that’s it’s growing fruits again the leaves are all shrivelled and I don’t know what to do with it. I had a problem with aphids on my plum tree last year, does this look similar? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks 

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  • puschkiniapuschkinia Posts: 229
    Could that be peach tree leaf curl?
    https://www.rhs.org.uk/disease/peach-leaf-curl
    I'm afraid I don't know what to do if it is, but hopefully someone who knows will come along
  • GardeningNubeGardeningNube Posts: 15
    Hi, thank you both for coming back to me. @puschkinia It could be peach leaf curl but not sure. @pansyface I had a look at some pictures from last year and the leaves look a lot darker red but that was in July and they were dark green in September. 
  • GardeningNubeGardeningNube Posts: 15
    Thank you @pansyface, I will have a look and see what I can do. 😊
  • StephenSouthwestStephenSouthwest Posts: 635
    My peach gets leaf curl if I don't manage to protect it from rain in the winter. It then recovers as summer goes on.
    I do, however, intend to make a frame to make it easier to cover it each year.
  • ShepherdsBarnShepherdsBarn Posts: 401
    It looks exactly like the leach leaf curl I have on my peach every year. ☹️ 
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