Apple tree diseases (with photo) and their treatment

It is important to know the diseases of apple trees and their treatment according to the photo in order to immediately suspect something was wrong in their daily gardening practice. I immediately want to emphasize that certain diseases of apple trees converge with many other fruit and vegetable crops, even indoor plants (for example, powdery mildew).

But also on apple trees, as on trees rather capricious, though widespread, pests unique to this tree may appear. In this article we will consider the main pests of beautiful apple trees, as well as the main methods of dealing with them. By the way, remember that not only treatment is important, but also timely prevention.

Diseases of apple trees and their treatment in pictures

Powdery mildew

it fungal diseasecharacteristic of many plants. She hits parts of a tree. First, powdery mildew appears like a white coating, which is why it got its name. Then the plaque becomes brown, black dots appear on it. The leaves of the apple tree turn yellow and dry, and the inflorescences cannot be tied into fruits.

How to fight:

• When the apple tree only blossoms leaves in the spring, the tree needs to be processed. It is best to use the drug "Topaz" or "Skor". For ten liters of water, only 2 ml of the drug is diluted;
• When the apple tree finishes blooming, it is possible to carry out additional processing with the Hom drug. In 10 liters of water in this case, 40 ml of the drug is diluted;
• The apples are already collected, which means that you need to spray the tree again with the Hom preparation, and then additionally with a one percent solution of Bordeaux fluid. Then spray the tree with a solution of copper sulfate with laundry soap;

Scab

Another fungal disease that equally affects both apple trees and pears (powdery mildew settles extremely rarely on pears, although this is possible). Brown leaves will be visible on the leaves of the apple tree. Affected leaves dry, fall off. The fruits themselves stop growing, and are covered with black cracks, spots. Because of its appearance, this disease of apple trees is often called “black cancer”. Requires compulsory treatment.

How to fight:

• The first treatment is carried out in the spring, when the leaves are just blooming. You can use "Topaz" in a dilution of only 2 ml per 10 liters of water;
• After the tree has finished blooming, it is possible to carry out treatment with either the Hom preparation or the Colloidal sulfur preparation;

Cytosporosis

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The next fungal infection inherent in these trees. Most often it affects the bark. Moreover, so much that the trunk dries up. It appears as dark ulcers that grow rapidly. Not only a young, but an adult tree can die. Often this disease develops due to frost, poor care, or too moist (too arid) soil.

How to fight:

• In the spring, when the kidneys only swell, spraying with Hom is done. But it is important that the air has already warmed up to 15 degrees of heat by this period;
• It is necessary to spray before using the flowering tree with copper sulfate;
• There will be a third, use the drug "Hom" in order to spray the tree. It is needed after the apple tree fades;
• Then the treatment is carried out in the fall. Feeding with phosphorus and potassium is done to prepare the tree for winter;
• In November, it is recommended to whitewash not only the trunk, but also large branches. Also repeat whitewashing is recommended in early March;

Important! When treating this apple tree disease in the fall, you need to mix a certain solution for whitewashing. Lime is taken in the amount of kilograms, four kilograms of clay and three kilograms of barn. Dilute all this in ten liters of water, add two tablespoons of copper sulphate and stationery glue. Add 40 grams of soap and a tablet of a wound healing drug (heteroauxin).

Fruit rot

Apples will have brown spots that are unpleasant in shape. They grow rapidly, affecting the entire fruit, which is why the flesh also turns brown and can no longer be eaten. A significant part of the fruit falls, although many remain on the tree.

How to fight:

• Collect diseased fruits from the tree and remove them from the garden. The best way is to bury the affected apples;
• The drug “Hom” should be used for processing during the blooming of leaves, and then another treatment should be done after the tree has finished blooming;

Bacterial burn

The disease is viral in nature and is quite serious. Starts in Julywhen annual growths dry out, and the leaves turn black. Regardless of the age of the tree, if untreated, it will die within two years. The disease is transmitted to the seedlings, so that vegetative propagation from a diseased tree will be unsuccessful.

How to fight:

• Buy only healthy apple tree seedlings;
• Fight tree pests that suck juices and gnaw bark;
• After pruning and grafting, be sure to rinse the garden tool;
• Affected leaves must be burned promptly;
• It is necessary to disinfect the soil using a solution of copper sulfate;

Yes, apple diseases are diverse, and their treatment may vary. But, despite such different manifestations of diseases, as can be seen from the photo, caring for your trees and prevention will help to have a healthy and tasty crop every year.