Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat

Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: jogan on August 05, 2015, 10:10

Title: Help -what is wrong with my apple tree
Post by: jogan on August 05, 2015, 10:10

Hi, although new to posting I have used this forum for information for my allotment for a couple of years and found the knowledge shared invaluable.  I was given a Falstaff apple tree as a present that was planted in Feb, it now does not look to healthy with sooty deposits and black spots, can anyone help as to what is wrong and what I can do to help it
Many thanks
Jo

Title: Re: Help -what is wrong with my apple tree
Post by: Aunt Sally on August 05, 2015, 11:45

I think you have apple scab.  I'll find a link for you.

Title: Re: Help -what is wrong with my apple tree
Post by: Aunt Sally on August 05, 2015, 11:47

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=769

Scroll through the fruit disease gallery.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=81

And welcome to the site by the way :D

Title: Re: Help -what is wrong with my apple tree
Post by: jogan on August 05, 2015, 12:02

Thank you, now to the garden centre to get some treatment.   >:(

Title: Re: Help -what is wrong with my apple tree
Post by: Aunt Sally on August 05, 2015, 13:09

Apples and pears are not easy fruits to grow !