why are the leaves on my apple tree curling?
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5 years agotreebarb Z5 Denver
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Help, Apple Tree Leaves Brown and Curling
Comments (0)I have four apple trees, they are a little over 3 months old. I do not know what kind of apple trees they are. All I know is they are seeds from a green apple. Recently the leaves have started curling and turning brown in places. I'm not sure what is wrong with them. Can anyone help? Thank you...See MoreWhy is my sapodillas leaves curling? Please help!
Comments (4)The 5:1:1 mix shouldn't have failed you for this plant if it was made appropriately and you were using appropriate restraint with the watering can. Too, a plant with a very small root system in an appropriately made the gritty mix shouldn't need watering daily; and, while an appropriately made gritty mix is difficult to over-water, you CAN if you work hard enough at it. Did you bare-root the plant a second time when transferring from the 5:1:1 to the gritty mix? Bark in the gritty mix does not remain hydrophobic, so there is no need to soak it. If you have a completely dry mix, the Turface will soak up water immediately, and grit surfaces will become coated with water. From that point, diffusion of water vapor in the soil 'breaks' any tendency of the bark particles to remain hydrophobic. If your soil is completely dry, water it thoroughly, wait 15 minutes and water again. The bark will absorb water the second time you water. You'll need to MONITOR your plant's water needs so you can water at appropriate intervals. You should fertilize asap. The gritty mix offers very little in the way of nutrient delivery from the soil. A plant that isn't growing is dying (using more energy than it's producing), and it needs nutrients to grow. Al...See MoreWhy are my leaves curling downward?
Comments (8)Surprise surprise - This is my Tango this morning. Tango is an irradiated seed version of Murcott. This was a FW tree bought last summer that is coming back from severe twig tie-back over the winter. When I got it last year, there was at least one branch that appeared stressed with yellow-splotched leaves, and that branch eventually died back. The new shoots that came from the bottom (above the graft line) in late winter, matured to be the dark green curled leaves in the above pic. It has been doing a new growth spurt with blooms the past month and the new leaves appear "normal". As a note, this is planted in 5:1:1. I recall asking about this before and I think Brian had chimed in about the tendency for this to happen with some mandarins but it usually corrects with new growth. I am thinking (and this had been mentioned in some threads last summer) that for my purchase of FW trees last summer - they may have suffered from the excessive rains that California experienced and some trees they shipped last year were severely stressed - notably with respect to whatever rootstock this was on and how the graft had to handle that. Yours may not be FW but may have had a similar issue of a stressor that is finally expressing via the older leaves....See MoreWhy are my Camellia leaves curling and some with black areas
Comments (3)any cold event in the last few weeks?.. big city location would help .. as well as the pictures ... ken...See MoreFaith
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