why are the leaves on my apple tree curling?
Faith
6 years ago
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6 years agotreebarb Z5 Denver
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Curled leaves on my drastically pruned Apple Tree?!?
Comments (5)Looks like you have aphids. Do a google search for: aphids control. Or search this site. I can't tell how big your tree is. If you can reach them with a hose, many people just spray them off with a strong spray of water. You can also use an insecticidal soap mixed with water which will suffocate them. They are quite delicate and have a number of predators. In small numbers they won't do any serious damage but they propagate quickly. They like young succulant growth which the drastic pruning and spring combine to make. If you look closely you may notice small shiny drops of clear sweet liquid on the leaves, ground, or whatever is beneath them. They suck juices from the tree and excrete that "honeydew". Ants like it and can be found fostering them....See MoreWhy are the leaves on my mother of thousand curled back?
Comments (2)My guess is that it's completely starved for light. The leaves are not just curled back, but look nothing like healthy leaves (pairs are too far apart, stem is curled when it should be straight up, the leaves have no serration). Personally, since these things multiply like weeds, I'd be pretty aggressive: cut it down to the base, then give is WAY more light, and not so much water. My boss has one of these in his office, it's probably 9 years old and has been in the same pot the whole time. He waters it weekly if he remembers. If left untended, it will grow to 6 feet tall. I cut it back once it gets to about 3 feet, and it sprouts more stems from the base within weeks. Key: full sun for nearly 8 hours a day....See MoreHelp! Why are my apple tree's leaves dying??
Comments (1)That could be fire blight. But that small amount on that big tree probably isn't worth worrying about. If it gets worse look up that disease....See Morewhy do my tomato leaves curl up
Comments (2)It could be stress, too much sun, insufficient roots for the amount of sun, overwatering, lack of acclimatization, etc. Some viruses have that as a symptom. The variety might be used to a more temperate climate. I would remove the oldest leaves of the plant if I were you (although that is experimental advice to stimulate new leaf growth, which leaves might not be as prone to curling). Maybe give it some extra potassium/phosphorus, too, to help the roots (without adding extra nitrogen, unless it's already low nitrogen). If your tomato is determinate, you may want to be more careful about removing leaves....See MoreFaith
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