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Controlling Powdery Mildew on Your Apple Tree

6/18/2020

You labored diligently getting your apple orchard healthy. You've performed correct tree care and believed everything to be suitable for an excellent apple crop. Then, in the springtime, you see that your buds don't open. Afterward, you see the light gray matter covering your buds. This sighting signifies you have powdery mildew apple trees.

While powdery mildews don't kill their plants, they do a number on them. This fact is entirely accurate for powdery mildew on apple trees. The apple powdery mildew hits both wild and cultivated apples. Also, it happens in every part of the earth that produces apples.

Unlike many fungal disorders, powdery mildew spores do not necessitate water to grow. This sickness is known as the "dry weather disease."

Powdery Mildew Apple Tree Information

These are the bacteria of the powdery mildew fungus. The flowers don't flourish, typically with the blooms prone to be white green. These trees produce no fruit. Leaves might be the first to be afflicted. This foliage could be little and crinkly.

Ultimately, the disease will contaminate fruit, shoots, and leaves on adjacent trees. By the warm months, the right amount of the tree is turning brown. If fruit grows, a russet-colored skin covers it. Though, powdery mildew disease doesn't affect fruit until it reaches an extreme level.

Apple trees with powdery mildew are diseased by spores that have whooshed in and taken over the tree. Powdery mildew festers best in temperature between 60 to 80 F. Humidity isn't necessary for growth. This fungus continues to develop and contaminate until it gets under control.

Powdery Mildew Apple Control

A fungal treatment spray should start at the tight bud stage and carry on until new shoots' development ends for control over the powdery mildew. Use a host of fungicides, with a third application at the beginning of the warm months.

Healthy trees are less liable to die from powdery mildew. Keep them resilient with the right spacing for better airflow, pest control, proper drainage, and fungicide sprays. Prune your trees using the correct techniques. Well maintained trees produce abundant harvests.

Call us at Rochester Tree for more information on powdery mildew apple tree disease.

Ash Tree Care and Diseases

6/4/2020

Mature and established ash trees benefit from fertilizer made with organic micronutrients for the nutrition needed to maintain their health. By following a few steps, you can stop ash tree disease from the beginning.

Ash trees have a tendency to like the wet, cold temperatures of the East. However, a few species thrive in the West and Midwest. Regardless of where you live in the U.S., there's an ash tree type for your outdoor space.

Ash trees have their particular banes in ash yellows and the emerald ash borer, both deadly to a tree. Numerous other diseases and pests afflict ash trees, and many could be fatal, but they are usually curable. Though, these maladies could generate symptoms similar to deadly diseases.

With its lush green canopy, this ash tree is among landscapers. Ash trees grow more than 100 feet. These plants are resistant to disease, but they require planting in well-drained soil. Ash preservation endeavors are more significant than ever, and treatments are accessible to safeguard trees.

An appealing fact about the ash tree is the wood makes sturdy baseball bats. Most ash tree types grow best in fertile, damp soil, necessitating lots of space and total sunshine.

Ash Tree Pruning

School ash trees, so they grow with a center. These trees need trimming to acquire a strong structure because of an opposing branch structure.

Pruning improves and preserves a tree's energy, lifespan, and structure. Tree trimming lessens structural issues in ash trees to vastly diminish the chance of failure.

Eliminate diseased and dead ash trees to stop rotting fungus from infesting other parts of the tree. Also, the removal of live limbs is sometimes needed to have more exposure to sunlight and air circulation within the canopy.

This technique helps in reducing the development of specific ash tree diseases. Many tree care experts advocate getting rid of branch stubs to stimulate successful and accurate healing of wounds.

Our certified arborists possess knowledge with the latest techniques and equipment, keeping your ash trees gorgeous, healthy, and secure. Contact us today for more information on tree pruning or any other tree maintenance service.

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