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Fruit trees issues #332310
Asked June 14, 2016, 1:18 PM EDT
York County Pennsylvania
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- Senior Extension Educator
- Districts 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19
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I just received the following answer from Penn State
Eileen,
These appear to be the common problems with backyard fruit production:
Cherries – the crop froze in the spring due to temperatures in the 20s at bloom
Peach oozing – Oriental fruit moth larvae
Plum drop – multiple causes but often due to inadequate pollination
Misshapen apples that are small – likely a combination of apple scab, apple maggot; possibly rosy apple aphids (there was no photo; only saw the one of the peach); small apples possibly due to not thinning
Improper spray timing and frequency is the most common problem in backyard orchards, and that’s why we developed the Orchard Calendar:
Information on the various disorders is here:
http://extension.psu.edu/plants/gardening/fphg
Hope this helps,
Tara