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Recentlyplanted apple tree very ill!!!
JonnyR
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in Fruit & veg
I planted three 2yr old apple trees last autumn and they seemed to take off very well this spring with two setting loads of fruit.
My Egremont Russet is looking worryingly ill with leaves curling, brown tears and tonight I noticed some brown patches as seen in the photos. Leaves seem to pull off very easily, almost requiring no more than a brush, and are only forming in numbers at the end of branches.
Really worried and concerned. The other two trees are showing similar leaf curl and brown tears but not the brown patches I saw tonight and the leaves are more evenly distributed.
Thanks.
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I'd agree remove the fruit this year, if you really want to try an apple just leave 1 or 2 max.
Did you winter prune the plant after it was planted? Usually with 2 year old plants these should be pruned at planting time. I planted some 2 year old bare root apples/plums and pears this winter too, most had been pruned by the supplier before shipping but some still needed doing.
If the were not done I'd prune them back a bit now which will encourage growth further down the branches, and stop the branches getting too long and week. Remember the branches need to be pretty thick and strong to hold fruit.