Hi,
We have a couple of fruit trees in the garden, and they seem to be a bit poorly.
We have two aple trees, a cooker (about 6 years old), which has always been healthy, and given lots of good apples. We also have an eating apple tree, which is down since last year. We got some apples off it last year, a good crop seem to be on it this year, even though it is young. And finally, we have a plum tree, put down same time as the eating apple tree, and got some fruit off it last year. This year it has a fair amount of fruit on it also.
THe problem is the leaves are covered in black spots, and seem to be eaten, and the fruit also has developed the same spots. A lot of the fruit is split (on the cooker) and black and rotting also, with it seems the leaves being eaten also.
Many of the leaves on all the fruit trees are full of holes, browned and blackened with spots.
Does anyone know what could possibly be causing this, and how I can treat it ?
Regards,
Wexfordman