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Fruit Tree Disease
It is sad when it happens, your fruit tree becomes a victim fruit tree disease that might hinder fruit growth, hurt or even kill the tree. There are lots of fruit tree diseases out there and although some are curable, some are not. The absolutely best thing you can do is learn as much as you can about the fruit tree when you plant it, or at least when it is showing signs of a fruit tree disease. Here you will learn something about the different kinds of fruit tree diseases there are out there but not much more since there are thousands of fruit diseases and all of which can be tackled in a different way. |
Fruit tree disease – Three kinds
The most common causes of a fruit tree disease revolve around only three kinds of pest. These three causes of fruit tree diseases are fungal, bacterial and infestation. These can be tough to separate and a more precise investigation is needed if you want to find out the cause of the fruit tree disease. Although viral exists it is not very common and will not be mentioned again.
Fruit tree disease – Leaves
This is the least fearsome of the places for a fruit tree disease to attack. When attacking the leaves a fruit tree disease will show as spots on the leaves or as if the leaves are being eaten. Check the leaves for insects or spots and continue from there. If left untreated the leaves will wilt and fall off, all while the fruit tree disease will spread, affecting more leaves.
Fruit tree disease – Stem
A fruit tree disease affecting the stem can be extremely visual as it can make pieces of the stem to swell, change color or crack open. Insects could even live underneath the bark, killing the tree slowly. Try to find the cause immediately when you see an anomaly on your fruit trees stem and bark. It could be a rather serious fruit tree disease that needs to be dealt with swiftly. The stem can also show signs of have been burned or have streaks of color on the stem. That is most probably a fruit tree disease and you should look into it right away.
Fruit tree disease – Roots
This is a really sneaky and awful place for the fruit tree disease to strike. Usually gone unnoticed, the fruit tree will just fade away without you ever knowing what happened. The signs can simply be a slower growth rate, maybe a lack of harvest and just an impression of the tree being tired. In some cases it can also be signs on the stem, just at the ground level. You may need to dig a small hole close to the tree to inspect its most shallow roots if you are to find out what fruit tree disease that is causing the problem. Just be careful not to hurt any of the larger roots since this can do even more damage than the fruit tree disease itself.
Fruit tree disease – Treatments
There are no general treatments, you will need to look up what kind of fruit tree disease it is and follow the instructions for treatments. Usually this will mean pruning the tree and giving it treatment of either fungicide or insecticide. In some rare cases surgical removal of bark and pieces of stem is needed in order to keep a fruit tree disease in order. This is risky business and one should pray for never having to do something like that.
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