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If the top has still not broken into growth ..then it looks like it is going to be very difficult to rejuvenate it now. You could try giving it a very hard prune to relieve the pressure in the trees systems. The other solution is to use those new growths from below the damaged area to produce a new ...

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You have to use a dormant scion onto a growing base.
A layer of grafting wax painted over the girdled wound may help retain water and stop pathogens from entering the wound ..while giving it a chance to start producing fresh growth around the damaged area.

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Girdling a tree by deer or rabbits can kill the tree. It all depends on how much of the cambium layer has been left intact. Hopefully, sap is still getting up into the tree and the canopy will slowly recover. Afraid it’s a case of wait and see. You may well find that you get some die back up in the ...

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Don’t be frightened to tie branches down to as near horizontal as possible without them breaking. This does two things. It slows the trees growth up and helps stop it flying for the sky , and it helps to encourage fruit bud formation along the branches length. After a couple of months the branches w...

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Hi Blueberry, As you can see ..I’m in the UK..but I can help a little with your plums I think. First is the question of plums in containers. The rootstocks for plums are not so dwarfing as those available for top fruit at the moment. So you may have more of a problem controlling growth if you want t...

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So agree with potatoes.
Lichen does no harm at all...in fact it gives protection for predators like ladybugs .

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Several problems Kam..as you are aware. First the two main ones. Mildew... Pick off any shoots and buds that are showing the powdery appearance. In the spring spray with a fungicide as soon as leaves start to appear. Repeat every two weeks. At blossom time pick off any flower trusses that show milde...

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The original Bramley Apple tree was planted in 1803. A hundred years or so later it was blown over in a gale. Luckily one of its branches propped it up on its side and that branch rooted into the ground as well. Sadly fungal infection finally killed it a few years ago. Sad to see these old beauties ...

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That looks fine Noellia.
Keep it well watered and it should be fine.

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Hi, as has been said..I don’t think that is Fire Blight. Our European pears are very susceptible to the disease and your tree looks clear. Especially at the shoot tips....the first place to be affected. Pears do shed leaf during the season ..so the odd leaf going yellow and dropping ..don’t worry. T...

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They are pretty leafy Rosie...but not excessive.
To much nitrogen in the feed can produce over leaf production...but as you’ve got flowers coming don’t worry.
Feed with a high potash feed...tomato feed is ideal. This will help with the fruit production.

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I Would remove those two bottom branches too. Then the tree can put all its strength into the top of the tree where you want two more layers. At the moment the left hand branch is much stronger than the one on the right. I would tie the left one down further to the horizontal to slow it down more. L...

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If there’s still healthy timber on your trees then it’s a case of getting all infected material off the tree.....and it’s companions... and burning the pruning. As has been said , clean pruning equipment between cuts by dipping in disinfectant. It really is a devil to control once established I’m af...

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There is a chance Greenwing that you’ve got an attack of Fireblight. I hope not..but it doesn’t sound too good. There are several reasons for browning of leaves. Scab being the most common. But that nearly always starts with just brown spots that gradually get bigger. Mildew will cause a furry down ...

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https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/150x100q90/922/eRM9k5.jpg Modern intensive orchard. These are gala. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/150x100q90/922/DeuoFm.jpg Old espalier trained apple tree....just ready for its winter tidy up. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/150x100q90/924/kXNCd6.jpg Idea...

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It sounds like you’ve got a bit of a challenge Gary. From all I can find out it doesn’t do so well in the wet areas of your country. It’s not the easiest Apple to grow due to several problems. It’s skin is particularly thin compared to most varieties so bruises easily and some growers even have to t...

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Interesting your Honeycrisp Apple Gary. As you say it can be a question. is it the true variety. Bred at Minnesota Agricultural Experimental Station they themselves got the parentage wrong at the start. The two parents (. Macoun X Honeygold ) that they first claimed were proved wrong with genetic fi...

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In the garden situation I think the bowl shaped tree is the most picturesque too. Pruning on the whole is easier as it’s a more’ relaxed ‘ shape and as Gary says it’s the perfect shape for good light to get at the fruit. In the orchard situation or in a garden where space is tight the centre leader ...

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A useful spray for Mildew control is ordinary Baking Soda. ( sodium bicarbonate ). It gives good control as a preventative ...not so effective if the infection has really got control. Like virtually all sprays for fungal diseases, they need to be applied before spore release. As the spores fall on t...

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Afraid it’s been hit by two diseases SQWIB. The leaf has got Scab and the shoot tip Mildew. Both are diseases that you protect against by spraying. This late in the season just cut off any shoot tips that look like that one and burn. Next year spray a protective scab / mildew spray from early in the...

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Apricots and peaches gone.
Raspberries in full pick.
Early apples off. Main crop about to start.
Pears a couple of weeks to start.
Plums frosted....zero.
Californian seedless ruby grapes just starting to colour.

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Any pruning on plums is best carried out while the tree is in full growing mode. This is so that the tree actually weeps sap at the cut site. This is a gooy sticky resin like substance that helps keep the spores of diseases from entering the wound area. So trimming is fine from now up to once the le...

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The first picture is a simple case of botrytis following a damaged fruit...wasp bite..etc. The second though ..,as told2b has said...is probably Black knot. Trim off the knots that you find ..cutting back to clean wood and sprays of Neem oil will help to keep infections at bay. Winter oil sprays may...

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It’s a common problem on roses Carol. It’s caused by a fungus....aptly called Black Spot...that settles on the leaves and infects the tissue of the leaf. Leaves affected turn yellow and eventually drop. Control is by using a fungal spray that protects the leaf from further infection. Rake any fallen...

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Yes..it’s fine to plant any of the other fruits. Stone fruits seem to have a problem in transplant health at times. Thinking here on things like Bacterial Canker that can be such a headache with plums and cherries. I don’t know about soil sterilisation if it was the only site available. There are su...

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There’s always a chance of a problem when replanting same species of fruit trees.
Peaches themselves can be susceptible to Peach Replant disease.
If you can move to a different site it would always be preferably.

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The most common cause of yellow leaf in figs is water. They need plenty of water...but do not like sitting in water. So they need very well drained soil....think about the rocky ground that is their natural habitat ....but also regular watering. Also..they should be restricted on feed and root run.....

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I’ve tried to check on this one and all I can find is to take cuttings from the tree in late summer and root them immediately with a rooting hormone in sandy compost.
Those shoots should be fine in that case.
I assume from this that dormant cuttings will not take.

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Planting any tree once it’s in full leaf is going to be difficult rosiegirl. The act of planting will shock and damage the roots to some extent and there will be a pause then where the leaves lose water through transpiration faster than the roots can replace it. Result..leaf desiccation. However...y...

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I would wait and see which of the buds will break. Then trim back to those buds. It’s not a particularly good specimen of a tree though I’m afraid. So it’s a personal choice of giving it a season to see if it recovers or replacing with a better shaped tree straight away. Die back is never welcome in...

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If all the leaves have dried out and fallen..then it’s too late to prune your tree back. This would have been the correct thing to do to stop the heavy top from losing water faster than the damaged root structure could replace it. All you can do now is be patient, keep your tree well watered and sta...

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Leaf curl as you say jmcginnis.
If you can remove the worst affected and burn them it will help control spore spread. Clear all dropped leaves . Next spring if you can rig up some form of rain cover for the period from bud break to petal fall you will get much better control of the problem.

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The shrivelling of those leaves could be from a number of causes. Over or under watering a young tree can affect it this way...the affected area will recover. Canker .....check for any sign of a lesion just below the affected area. Fungi related to Brown Rot can also produce this effect. Here Sprays...

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BT stands for Bacillus Thuringiensis Kurstaki This is a natural bacterium found In most soils. Because its naturally occurring it’s considered an organic product to use. When used it is ingested by caterpillars / worms and a toxin is produced in the gut which kills the creature. Being very specific ...

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I would leave them for the moment and see if any further natural drop happens. You’ll be surprised how much a tree can manage!

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I wait until the fruit is around small plum size before thinning. If you let them get too large I’ve found it can be difficult to remove fruit from twin settings without causing damage. I’ve found that a gentle twist will usually remove unwanted fruit from tight doubles . More often than not one of ...

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It always pays to make sure your trees are not too heavily loaded. But with both apples and pears you need to make sure that they have finished with their natural drop. In the UK this is called the June drop...but it is more late June early July drop in practice. Katy is an apple that usually sets v...

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I’ve found it best to thin the fruit out to singles ....you finish up with much larger fruit and less stress on the tree. If you can prop the branches I would. Pears are much slower to come into fruit so don’t worry about that. It used to be said that you planted a pear tree for your grandchildren.....

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Not that big fellow...but yes those tiny little blighters are Thrips.

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Just possibly early signs sortik.
It seems it’s fairly common in the States.
Anthracnose is a general term for a range of fungal problems that are of a single family of pathogens.
I don't know what’s available your side of the pond as regards sprays, so you will have to check at your local GC.

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