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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Motivator on October 13, 2007, 20:42

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: Motivator on October 13, 2007, 20:42

Hi all i have a small apple tree on my plot seems healthy. But for one thing . A green/grey powdery like growth on the branches . Can someone
tell me what it is and how to treat it .

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: muntjac on October 13, 2007, 20:44

is it on leaves as well or just the branches?

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: Motivator on October 13, 2007, 20:57

On the branches looks like the powdery stuff the grows on stone.

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: muntjac on October 13, 2007, 21:04

ok it could be mildew . if it was on the leaves  id say silver leaf  this affects branches as well ,you can test it by cutting a 1/2 inch branch and look for a ring of rot or discolour  in the centre . also false silver leaf  is a possibility but there is no branch centre colouring this is a watering problem . put down a real good mulch of manure in spring and water weekly ., for real silver leaf  where as i said the branch has a colouring in its centre you need to cut back all branches to 6 inches below any colouring and then put arbrex on the cut ends .if you have toadstools or fungi on the trunk dig it up and burn the tree ,dont put a replacement in the same area

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: Motivator on October 13, 2007, 21:12

Thanks Muntjac sounds like it could be . Will take a pic and put it up
 on here.

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: muntjac on October 13, 2007, 21:13

oka matey . pics always help  :wink:

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: gobs on October 14, 2007, 08:02

Quote from: "Motivator"

On the branches looks like the powdery stuff the grows on stone.

Lichen?

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: muntjac on October 14, 2007, 09:41

could well be ..  :)

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: Motivator on October 15, 2007, 20:29

Heres a pic dont know if it will be clear enough. Can be copied and pasted
so you can get a better view.


http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i90/peterfroud/?action=view&current=HPIM0144.jpg

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: muntjac on October 15, 2007, 20:32

thats lichen mate as gobs  suggests .id have the tree out and replant some new ones .couple years and your gonna be fine .. plant in the open as well not in an enclosed  area the sun  shines mainly on the lichen side

 now would be a good time to start a new orchard :wink:

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: Motivator on October 15, 2007, 21:07

Hi Munty so there is no cure for it . Not sure how old the tree is looks
 like a drawf on grafted onto main root stock .

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: muntjac on October 15, 2007, 21:14

as for harm to the tree ,not sure if its doing any  but it wont do no harm to brush it off .its got to be growing in the tree bark itself im thinking .. but i reckon it wont come to much in the future .you could try digging it up and planting it right out in the open  :wink: . or start again .. not sure exactly what to suggest for sure lol.. but id dump it  :lol:

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: gobs on October 15, 2007, 21:16

Does this tree friut well, Moti?

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: Motivator on October 15, 2007, 21:29

Yes it fruits ok . Plenty of flowers both years i have had the plot .

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: muntjac on October 15, 2007, 21:30

keep it then mate .just brush the lichen of  :wink:

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: spud on October 16, 2007, 09:42

I'm sorry to disagree with Munty, but I was under the impression that lichen was a sign of health, it only grows where the air is clean, and does the host no harm! But I could be wrong!

All my young apple trees, as a matter of fact all the trees around here have it and nothing seems to be suffering.

Just my 2p worth.

Cheers

 :)

Title: Apple Tree.
Post by: muntjac on October 16, 2007, 09:47

you can disagree with me any time ya like spud old chap..  :wink:

cos i already said that lmao  :lol: ...


as for harm to the tree ,not sure if its doing any but it wont do no harm to brush it off


 eeeeh bagum  :wink: