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Having an issue with what I believe is Fire Blight in this Asain Pear. Started with black spots on the leaves and now the east side of the tree the leaves are turning black. Do I spray? Do I take off the black leaves? There is about 70+ other trees in this block ranging from newly planted to...

Simple question. After I graft the scion to the rootstock and it heals, can I then just plant it where it was planned to go? or does it need a year or longer til it can be planted?

Anyone know of a good source for McIntosh on Bud9 rootstock? i'd even consider m9. i need 30 for panting either this fall or early spring.

Sprayed the orchard last night. I knew there was a chance of rain but with my work schedule I wouldn't be able to spray for another week. I only used a teaspoon per gallon, how effective is my work last night? Should I spray again? my original plan was to spray last night and again Sunday the...

As we get into spring it's time to start thinking about the spray schedule for the orchard. What are good alternatives to Imidan? I'm not 100% against spraying it, I just have trees that are close to my personal home, so that is concerning.

First, I want to say thanks in advance for some of my stupid help questions. Ya'll have lots of knowledge and I have only 2 years of growing experience when growing fruit so lots of my issues are all new to me. Please see attached pics, anyone got a clue what variety this is?

Hello everyone! I was walking the orchard this afternoon and came across this very strange yellowish substance on some leaves. The tree is a dwarf lodi planted in the Spring. Anybody got a clue what this is?The tree is a newly planted Dwarf Lodi, planted in May.

I planted 20 apple trees this spring from April until mid June. The ones planted in April are thriving and the ones planted in June seem to show some signs of stress. How often do you all water newly planted trees? Right now I am watering once per week if no rain. We've been extremely dry here...

I planted a Dwarf Goldrush apple this spring around mid April and it hasn't shown any signs of life. There is some growth coming from the root's and I also performed a scratch test near the top and it had green tissue underneath. Would I consider this tree still alive? if it is still alive, why...

I have 5 Plum trees in my orchard and never have had any good fruit. 6 year old trees have yet to produce any good fruit, previous years had issues with insects. Still have some insect damage but this year I have a new problem, see pic.

Hello, I found this forum yesterday and was excited to see all the information posted by others. I have a small orchard 60+ trees all on my home property which is just over 3 acres. I've been nervous about using aggressive sprays like Imidan or Avaunt at petal fall for a couple of reasons. 1st...