[patoncastle]

Hi everyone, I was lucky enough to get my first allotment and have spent many hours enjoyment there. I also inherited a fully mature pear tree and an apple tree. The land use to be an orchid. I have read that this year has been bad for fruit tree's with with the weather.

This is true for my apple tree as I only have about 30 apples left on the tree. My pear is much better with hundreds of pears but there is definitely something wrong with the tree.

I would very much appreciate the advice here on what may be wrong and possible treatments. It looks like if may have spread a little to my apple tree.

[Aunt Sally]

Something fungal getting it I'd say.

[mumofstig]

are they red galls on the leaves?

[Aunt Sally]

It could be couldn't it Mum.  The leaf bottom middle looks rather raised on the underside.

[Aunt Sally]

I forgot to say the fruit have scab.

[patoncastle]

are they red galls on the leaves?

yes some of the leaves have red bits on that are raised under the leaf.

[Aunt Sally]

That could be pear leaf gall which is caused by a rust fungus.

Do you have junipers near by?

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=236

[patoncastle]

I dont think there are any near by that I can see

[patoncastle]

Thank you for the advice, it would seem I have pear rust and also pear scab.