Description Grey bark at maturity; simple and spear-shaped leaves with bristles on tips; thrives in well-draining acidic soil. Willow oak trees also go by the names swamp willow and peach oak.

Q: I have a peach tree that is about 4 years old and it has been producing some really good peaches. Last year, it developed peach leaf curl in the spring. That summer, it didn’t produce much ...

The second year the peach tree produced fruit, then the leaves curled up and the fruit was bad. What can I do to bring the tree back? A: Your peach tree has peach leaf curl, a disease caused by a ...

Q: Although we faithfully sprayed our freestone peach tree with copper sulfate last fall, and again before leaf break in January, three-quarters of the tree is blighted with leaf curl that is ...

Q: I have a peach tree that keeps getting peach leaf curl every spring. I have sprayed the tree in past winters but my tree still gets badly infested. What am I doing wrong? A: Severely ...

I have two dwarf peach trees which are now four years old. Last year one of the trees blossomed and had one fruit. This year neither tree blossomed. Both trees evidenced leaf curl this spring.