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peach curl

susie61susie61 Posts: 56
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Hi we have a large peach tree in our garden, it is about 3 metres tall and quite wide so very difficult to cover properly. The tree has severe peach curl and the peaches which were doing quite well have withered. The tree is almost completely defoliated. Is there anything we can do to save it now and prevent the disease from returning. We try to garden organically so are reluctant to spray, hence the severity of the problem. Any help would be very welcome thanks

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  • Dave MorganDave Morgan Posts: 3,123

    Try this link to the RHS for treatment and prevention of subsequent infections. There is nothing you can do this year only take precautions for next year with spraying and building the shelter in the link below.

    http://www.rhs.org.uk/Advice/profile?pid=232

  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    Hi Susie, as per all of the above, the only way i have managed to salvage my tree was to reduce its size and build the most bizzare looking shelter from the remains of old grow houses- it doesnt look great, but its working a treat! Is there any way you could cut it back?
  • susie61susie61 Posts: 56

    Thanks to all who replied to my post. I will read Daves' link definitely but thankyou Rebecca and Verdun, cutting it back and trying to keep it small enough to cover is probably the only answer. I would like to try Verduns' idea and grow one in a pot on our patio, could I take cuttings from my tree or would the new cuttings be infected as well? The greenhouse idea is also very interesting as we live on a wet and windy marsh.

  • susie61susie61 Posts: 56

    Thanks Mike for your info about my peach tree. I think I will give up with the big one in the garden and plant another on the patio.If I plant it with a barrow load of your positivity it will have no choice but to blossom and fruit. Good luck and keep smiling.

  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Susie, I grow a resistant variety called "Avalon Pride" on "Mont Clare" rootstock in a large container (1m x 1m) and although it isn't totally free of Peach Leaf Curl, it is easy to control by picking-off the few leaves which are affected.  Full size peaches and easy to keep to 2m high.  There are now other resistant varieties and those are listed on the RHS advice page, but I can only personally recommend Avalon Pride.

    http://www.rhs.org.uk/Advice/profile?pid=232

     

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • susie61susie61 Posts: 56

    Thanks very much Bob. I will look for that variety and try planting it in a large tub. This is the way we thought we would have to go.Thanks for the link. Is this variety easy to find  or do you have to use specialist companies. 

  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Most nurseries selling fruit trees will have it.  Plenty also online if you google. image

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • susie61susie61 Posts: 56

    Thanks again Bob, going shopping tomorrow then!

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