General Apple Tree Problems. Problems of Apple Trees and how to deal with them.

There are many small problems with apple trees that can easily be dealt with or even ignored!

Below, we list the problems that are normally associated with apple trees. You will be very unfortunate if you get too many of these, for growing apple trees is relatively easy and trouble free.

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Common Problems with Apple Trees.

Leaf dies back and withers/wilts, but stays on the tree. - Fire Blight
White woolly material on branches, trunk: Woolly apple aphid
Decline in the general vigour of the tree, with decay in the root areas. Phytophthora Fungus.
White speckling on Apple Tree leaves. Apple leafhopper
White powdery deposit on leaves: Powdery mildew
Leaves on the tree rolled up or curled. Apple aphid, leafrollers
Maggot inside tunnelled fruits.: Codling moth maggot, apple maggot
Light spotting of fruit: Flower Thrips damage
Brown spots develop on the skin and also into the flesh - during storage. - Bitter Pit is probably the problem.
Dry Brown patches on Fruit - Russeting. Powdery mildew
Many Apples -but small! Fruit should be thinned out early in the season to allow the best in every truss a better chance to grow into prize apples.
Plenty of Flowers, but no fruit! Either bad pollination (unlikely) or late frost spoiling the flowers and preventing insects from pollinating.
Fruit Dropping off tree in early summer. Too many fruits for the tree to support, so it sheds a few!

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