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Problem- Coxs Pippin
Rose lady
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Hi All.
Does anyone know why this is happening tomy Coxs Pippin tree? Not sure is the picture has uploaded.
Some of the other leaves look like this...
Can anyone advise me...provide these pictures have come through that is.
Thank you
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How big is your tree and where is it growing?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi Dove.
Its about 6 ft. tall and 5 ft. wide. Planted in a bed with roses and lavender. The trunk has a meter diameter between it. I planted it two years ago. last year we had no problems, and managed to get enormous delicious apples. Mulched it early spring with horse manure...I have no idea what's happened.
That looks pretty healthy from here
What percentage of the leaves are showing damage?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Looks like Apple scab. This is one of the many forms of spot causing fungus which attack almost every plant there is. Spray with Copper sulphate (if you can get it still).
Thank you both.
Dove, last week it was the top two tiers of branches. Now most of the leaves are coloured. the colouring in both pictures do seem to be different. Which is why I put both leaves up here.
Berghill I will go to the garden centre first thing tomorrow.
The leaves on mine are doing exactly the same thing too.
and how do your apples do every year. Thats really all i'm concerned about. did you spray the leaves with anything ngcards?
Its the first year I have had it so unfortunately I am unable to answer that question. So far I have just picked off the leaves and decided to wait and see if the problem persists.
Thats what I did, but sadly the problem did spread to the other leaves. Oh well heres hoping...
We get it most years and as long as we spray early enough, it does not affect the fruit. However, unsprayed the apples do get covered in the Scab. They can still be edible if peeled.