I am turning into that paranoid tree farmer...a bit of a hypochondriac when it comes to my new babies (2 apple and 2 pear trees just planted this spring)!
Please take a look at these pictures and tell me what you think. This tree is a Summercrisp Pear which is supposedly resistant to fire blight. I don't know what to make of the spotting on the leaves, the turning over of them like a shepherds hook, and the way some of them look charred. It isn't quite like any fire blight pictures I see online when I look, but maybe this is just the early stages...?
Regardless of whether you think its fire blight or not, what type of spray/treatment should I do with newly planted fruit trees in zone 4a?
Thanks!
~Andrew
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Hi, Can't tell much from the pictures, but for a start: to me it looks like too much water. Just reread your post, Newly planted, could also be more sun than it was used to. I wouldn't spray anything on it until I was sure what the problem is.
Can you say for sure it isn't one of the two mentioned? Nice looking lawn.
Richard
Can you say for sure it isn't one of the two mentioned? Nice looking lawn.
Richard
Richard - it could be too much water, as we are finding out.
There is a drainage problem on that side of the house, and water tends to collect in an area near the tree, so it is probably also getting too much of that water. I need to solve the drainage problem, either put some gutters on that side or create an area for it to runoff and not collect near the tree. It is doing a bit better now, we cut off the dead areas. Thanks, the lawn is doing well with all the rain we have been getting!
There is a drainage problem on that side of the house, and water tends to collect in an area near the tree, so it is probably also getting too much of that water. I need to solve the drainage problem, either put some gutters on that side or create an area for it to runoff and not collect near the tree. It is doing a bit better now, we cut off the dead areas. Thanks, the lawn is doing well with all the rain we have been getting!