No hail. I'll give it a shot of Sevin and see what happens. Notice the stem is also curled around slightly. Almost like thistle does when hit with 24d^^^^ Looks like something is eating the exposed leaves. Looks like some sort of caterpillar(s) to me. Japs usually turn the leaves into "lace" with only the veins left. It looks like whole sections of leaves are gone. I'd spray with Sevin. Also - any small hail recently??
If that top turns brown/black and looks like it got burnt, that'd be fireblight.No hail. I'll give it a shot of Sevin and see what happens. Notice the stem is also curled around slightly. Almost like thistle does when hit with 24d
@homerj1 after a quick google search, I think you might be onto something. Other trees as well.If that top turns brown/black and looks like it got burnt, that'd be fireblight.
Sorry to hear it. FB is a real PITA@homerj1 after a quick google search, I think you might be onto something. Other trees as well.
Some of those spots are another fungal disease, Frogeye spot/Black RotHere is a apple tree a few hundred yards away from the prior one posted. I always just assumed this was CAR but maybe I’m battling 2 diseases on this tree?
Thanks to everyone who responded.The young tree in the tube does not have fire blight, does have bug damage, likely a caterpillar. The reddish color on the leaves could be a few different things, the variety shown has red veins and could just naturally have the red pigment "discoloration". The older tree is showing signs of Scab or another fungal disease, it is not CAR.
Turkey Creek,The young tree in the tube does not have fire blight, does have bug damage, likely a caterpillar. The reddish color on the leaves could be a few different things, the variety shown has red veins and could just naturally have the red pigment "discoloration". The older tree is showing signs of Scab or another fungal disease, it is not CAR.