Comments on: Peach Tree Disease Management Diary http://www.gardenhelp.org/food/peach-tree-disease-management-diary/ Free Garden Help from Garden Coaches, Certified Arborists, Award-Winning Landscape Designers, and Other Renowned Gardening Experts Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:05:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: S Brown http://www.gardenhelp.org/food/peach-tree-disease-management-diary/comment-page-1/#comment-37650 S Brown Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:46:51 +0000 http://www.gardenhelp.org/trees/peach-tree-disease-management-diary/#comment-37650 Here is some useful info on caring for fruit trees by Michael Phillips in NH: http://www.groworganicapples.com/organic-orcharding-articles/neem-oil.php Here is some useful info on caring for fruit trees by Michael Phillips in NH:
http://www.groworganicapples.com/organic-orcharding-articles/neem-oil.php

]]> By: rhaglund http://www.gardenhelp.org/food/peach-tree-disease-management-diary/comment-page-1/#comment-32646 rhaglund Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:57:12 +0000 http://www.gardenhelp.org/trees/peach-tree-disease-management-diary/#comment-32646 Judy, from your description, your tree may be on its way out already. Consider bringing in a fruit tree specialist or arborist to evaluate it in person for best recommendations or take a sample and photos to your local fruit tree society or a Master Gardener Workshop to have it evaluated. Good luck & thanks for writing in. Judy, from your description, your tree may be on its way out already. Consider bringing in a fruit tree specialist or arborist to evaluate it in person for best recommendations or take a sample and photos to your local fruit tree society or a Master Gardener Workshop to have it evaluated. Good luck & thanks for writing in.

]]> By: Judy L. http://www.gardenhelp.org/food/peach-tree-disease-management-diary/comment-page-1/#comment-32504 Judy L. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:35:36 +0000 http://www.gardenhelp.org/trees/peach-tree-disease-management-diary/#comment-32504 I planted a Red Haven Peach tree 10 years ago. It was a healthy looking tree, but did not have a single fruit on it for the first six years. On the 7th year it finally bloomed and had small but great tasting peaches. I put some fruit tree fertilizer stakes around the base of the trunk, and the 8th year it was covered with wonderful peaches. So many, in fact that they knocked other peaches off, as they grew, until there were piles of peach pits under the tree at the end of the season. The weight of all the peaches was so great that even large branches began to break off. Because of all these large broken branches, I had to severly prune and cut back branches and paint the open cuts. The 9th year only produced a couple of blooms and no peaches. Now the 10th year is here and there was not one bloom or peach on the tree. And on some of the pruned branches there is a scale, with some of the large branches, completely void of leaves. Also the sticky jelly substance is seen. Is it time to cut this tree down? Please advise. I planted a Red Haven Peach tree 10 years ago. It was a healthy looking tree, but did not have a single fruit on it for the first six years. On the 7th year it finally bloomed and had small but great tasting peaches.

I put some fruit tree fertilizer stakes around the base of the trunk, and the 8th year it was covered with wonderful peaches. So many, in fact that they knocked other peaches off, as they grew, until there were piles of peach pits under the tree at the end of the season. The weight of all the peaches was so great that even large branches began to break off. Because of all these large broken branches, I had to severly prune and cut back branches and paint the open cuts.

The 9th year only produced a couple of blooms and no peaches. Now the 10th year is here and there was not one bloom or peach on the tree. And on some of the pruned branches there is a scale, with some of the large branches, completely void of leaves. Also the sticky jelly substance is seen. Is it time to cut this tree down? Please advise.

]]> By: rhaglund http://www.gardenhelp.org/food/peach-tree-disease-management-diary/comment-page-1/#comment-31997 rhaglund Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:46:46 +0000 http://www.gardenhelp.org/trees/peach-tree-disease-management-diary/#comment-31997 Bobby, thanks for writing in. Hard to say what's wrong with the tree. What are you spraying and why did you pick this spray? Was the tree problem diagnosed before a spray was applied? If not, you might be using the wrong tool for the job. Try taking samples of your tree to a Master Garden Workshop or to your local fruit tree society or hire an arborist to come to your site to give you a proper diagnosis and care protocol. Best of luck. Hope you got some fruit from these trees. Now's the time! Bobby, thanks for writing in. Hard to say what’s wrong with the tree. What are you spraying and why did you pick this spray? Was the tree problem diagnosed before a spray was applied? If not, you might be using the wrong tool for the job. Try taking samples of your tree to a Master Garden Workshop or to your local fruit tree society or hire an arborist to come to your site to give you a proper diagnosis and care protocol.

Best of luck. Hope you got some fruit from these trees. Now’s the time!

]]> By: Bobby L. Davidson http://www.gardenhelp.org/food/peach-tree-disease-management-diary/comment-page-1/#comment-31995 Bobby L. Davidson Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:53:14 +0000 http://www.gardenhelp.org/trees/peach-tree-disease-management-diary/#comment-31995 I have two peach trees planted this past spring and one nectaurine and they all have small holes in the leaves. Every leaf is affecteed. I have sprayed weekly but it does not appear to be doing any good. Do you know what this could be and how to control it?? Thanks Bobby Davidson I have two peach trees planted this past spring and one nectaurine and they all have small holes in the leaves. Every leaf is affecteed. I have sprayed weekly but it does not appear to be doing any good. Do you know what this could be and how to control it??

Thanks

Bobby Davidson

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