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Gardeners told to look out for signs of deadly disease on apple and pear trees
Gardeners with apple or pear trees are being urged to check them this January for a potentially deadly disease. Alan Buckingham, author of Allotment Month By Month, advises in his book that ...
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Home Orchard Production – Apple, Pear, and Stone Fruit Disease Management
Various diseases affect fruit, and some are caused by fungi while ... apricots, pluots, and cherries). Apple trees are commonly affected by fire blight, apple scab, fruit rots, rusts, and powdery ...
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You can repair shrubs that have been damaged by rabbits
In Fielding Questions, readers also asked about specific apple tree sprays and commiserated about fake hosta seeds.
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Why you need to prune your apple trees
Prune out branches pointing inward. If fire blight bacterial disease has been a past problem on an apple tree, then pruning during late winter’s full dormancy is still recommended. Fire blight ...
Why planting a seed-grown apple tree won’t develop sweet fruit
The fact that apples grown from seedling trees are extremely tart and basically inedible — as opposed to cloned or grafted ...
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Why you need to prune your apple trees
Prune out branches pointing inward. If fire blight bacterial disease has been a past problem on an apple tree, then pruning during late winter’s full dormancy is still recommended. Fire blight is most ...