almond diseased? (forum)

John Baker starts with ...
have a new all-in-one almond planted in spring that has dying leaves. About a quarter of the leaves are dying (brown) and curling. Some others are holed or unshapely. New growth is, however, coming through.
Help!? Is it root disease/fungus? Soil problems? Salt? Wind burn? Insects? I have a apricot planted at same time doing well.
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Time: 22nd December 2007 5:33pm

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Santi says...
Maybe you have shot hole and others diseases(leaf blight???).
it would be advisable to treat with fungicides like Capt

Time: 26th December 2007 3:46am

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John says...
Thanks for your help. Thats a good web site - will follow their advice.

Cheers
John

Time: 11th February 2008 3:48pm

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John says...
Hay its an ALMOND TREE. It loses the leaves on a yearly basis. It has no disease. If you uses those chemicals, then pull it out and start again. If that apircot of yours is one of these small fruit types then that should have lost most of its leaves as well. If not your over watering and feeding it to much. If its a stilton type apricot, large fruit, these keep there leaves.

Time: 11th February 2008 7:35pm

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John says...
It doesnt lose its leaves - they slowly die but stay on the branch. And they started doing this in LATE SPRING/ EARLY SUMMER - a strange time for an Almond to be losing its leaves me thinks. I too am not keen on unsing chemicals. Pulling it out is an option I am considering.


Time: 14th February 2008 3:15pm

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John says...
John dying leaves like that in Adelaide usually are from lack or excess of water or fertilizer. Have you been using fresh animal manure. Almonds are very strong and durable and not much can kill them.

Time: 14th February 2008 3:39pm

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Bob says...
If the leaves are staying on after death
its fungus for sure.

Bob

Time: 15th February 2008 10:07am

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John says...
Thanks for all the help on this one. Very grateful. For more info...
1. Only a quarter of the leaves are dying. 2. All the rest of the tree is doing fine. 3. Watered a lot after planting but only weekly since December - a good soak. 5. Soil had some good organic compost in it but not too much and well mixed. 6. Apricot, fig and mulberry planted nearby in same soil at same time are going great. 7. I bought the plant from Bunnings (i think the original source was Daleys) and strangely the symptoms occured almost immediately.
From web research, if i was to spray it should be done when blooming so i dont have to decide just yet.



Time: 18th February 2008 11:23am

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