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Brown spots on developing apricots #749995
Asked May 14, 2021, 5:40 PM EDT
Wasco County Oregon
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Hello Lisa,
It can be very hard to diagnose plant problems from an individual photo. There are many other things to consider. Are you seeing damage only on the fruit or on leaves, limbs, branches, etc? Did you treat your trees with any preventative fungicides? Are you seeing signs of insects?
Here is a publication on Managing Diseases and Insects in Home Orchards: https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/ec631 It gives some information on best practices for managing diseases and insects.
This publication talks about the basics of a home orchard https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/ec819 This is an excerpt about apricots, "Apricots- Because they bloom early, apricot crops frequently are lost to spring frost. In areas of high spring rainfall, they don’t set fruit regularly and are subject to a host of diseases."
If you have more information or photos please feel free to send them to our plant clinic email at <personal data hidden>
Thank you