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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: green fingers on June 07, 2019, 15:42

Title: My dwarf apple tree
Post by: green fingers on June 07, 2019, 15:42

I have a dual fruit apple tree at my allotment.
Last year I had apples from both the eater and cooking apples.
This year  only  two fruits have set.
On some of the leaves are red spots (which I presume is spider mite) and have treated the tree with an organic mite killer.
Now some of the new leaf tips seem to be curling.
Has anyone any ideas on what is happening.
My pear tree is having similar problems?

Title: Re: My dwarf apple tree
Post by: Yorkie on June 09, 2019, 16:05

Curling can often be the sign of pest damage - have you uncurled the leaves to see if you have aphids underneath for example?

Title: Re: My dwarf apple tree
Post by: green fingers on June 11, 2019, 22:04

Thanks a lot.  I will check under the leaves (when it stops raining) but I suppose I have been concentrating on the red spider mite(?). 

Title: Re: My dwarf apple tree
Post by: snow white on June 12, 2019, 11:10

Lots of aphids on my trees atm. :mad: