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[chicken stalker]

I have that same fungus stuff on my apples. It's some kind of scab. It get retransmitted to the tree by the leaf litter. We started to rake the leaves away from the tree in fall. It has made a vast improvement, still not perfect but a lot better. The apples are still just as tasty either way.

 

[buckeye]

I have that same fungus stuff on my apples. It's some kind of scab. It get retransmitted to the tree by the leaf litter. We started to rake the leaves away from the tree in fall. It has made a vast improvement, still not perfect but a lot better. The apples are still just as tasty either way.

Really? We have only had these trees 8-9 years. We planted all the apple trees and peach trees together by themselves in a remote part of the yard. There are no other trees around them, and these trees don't really put out that many leaves in the fall. My dad contacted the county Agriculture person (I don't know what they're actually called)...and he said there was a spray we could put on the trees in the spring, but we never have because the taste of the apples never changed.

 

[chicken stalker]

I have that same fungus stuff on my apples. It's some kind of scab. It get retransmitted to the tree by the leaf litter. We started to rake the leaves away from the tree in fall. It has made a vast improvement, still not perfect but a lot better. The apples are still just as tasty either way.

Really? We have only had these trees 8-9 years. We planted all the apple trees and peach trees together by themselves in a remote part of the yard. There are no other trees around them, and these trees don't really put out that many leaves in the fall. My dad contacted the county Agriculture person (I don't know what they're actually called)...and he said there was a spray we could put on the trees in the spring, but we never have because the taste of the apples never changed.

Here's the info on it. I don't spray either...I like to live organically as possible. Before we started to rake the apples were covered so I just peeled them, still tasted nice and sweet. Since raking, now there is only one or two blotches on the apple.
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/extension/tfabp/apscpm.shtml

 

[buckeye]

Here's the info on it. I don't spray either...I like to live organically as possible. Before we started to rake the apples were covered so I just peeled them, still tasted nice and sweet. Since raking, now there is only one or two blotches on the apple.
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/extension/tfabp/apscpm.shtml

Thank you...I will share this with my dad.

 

[journey11]

I have that same fungus stuff on my apples. It's some kind of scab. It get retransmitted to the tree by the leaf litter. We started to rake the leaves away from the tree in fall. It has made a vast improvement, still not perfect but a lot better. The apples are still just as tasty either way.

Really? We have only had these trees 8-9 years. We planted all the apple trees and peach trees together by themselves in a remote part of the yard. There are no other trees around them, and these trees don't really put out that many leaves in the fall. My dad contacted the county Agriculture person (I don't know what they're actually called)...and he said there was a spray we could put on the trees in the spring, but we never have because the taste of the apples never changed.

Here's the info on it. I don't spray either...I like to live organically as possible. Before we started to rake the apples were covered so I just peeled them, still tasted nice and sweet. Since raking, now there is only one or two blotches on the apple.
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/extension/tfabp/apscpm.shtml

One of my favorite pie apple trees on my dad's farm is very susceptible to that same fungus. But since I only use it for pies, I just peel it off too. One thing I found that helps (organically) is to keep up with your pruning and keep the center of the tree opened up so sunlight can get in. I fertilize the tree too and that seems to give me bigger, healthier apples on it.