Janet Reed wrote:So tell me how you planted these trees; Where they were obtained; how they are watered. What the soil is like. What you have fertilized with; Or any other additives; pesticides or anything you have sprayed on etc.
Stop taking off the leaves.
The one tree already came like that ,Red Devil apple tree, I’ve got a refund already sorted from primrose so not all bad, at least they have good customer service. I planted them about a spade depth and diameter with John inns number 3 compost and mixed some together at the bottom of the hole with the soil that’s already in my boarders it’s a bit rocky at the bottom of the spade depth, and just normal dry dirt above that. I then staked and mulched it. They get the morning sun and stops getting direct sun light around 5 for the Red Devil and 6 for kids orange red so they both get over 8 hours light at least. I have only fed them twice recently past 2 weeks with miracle grow fruit and veg concentrate food.. brown liquid half a cap to 1 L water.. only used it to enrich the soil a bit as it says this on the bottle. I have used a cold pressed neem oil spray 2tbs oil 1tbs lemon washing up liquid and 1L water but that’s only in the past 2 weeks as the feed. I’ll water them with a hose pipe and give them a good water during hot spells. The soil drains good and should be Slightly damp but not water logged.. I think the conditions are right it’s just got a fungi problem maybe? Is that what rust looks like ? It’s got brown shade like rust under the leaves and brown spots on top and some are curling. Why should I keep the infected leafs on ? And only pick up the ones that fall? I thought stripping them off then spraying the small new growth with neem oil would protect and stop the spread. My other tree seems to have took well to the neem and looks healthy but did have the same problem. As it’s returned in the Red Devil’s new foliage twice I’m not keeping my hopes up yet for the other tree as well but it is looking healthy right now.
