Peach tree leaf curl (forum)

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Can anyone advise what to do to get rid of this, in spring


Time: 28th September 2020 1:14pm

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David01 says...
Hi noniq,

It is too late as you should spray the copper fungicide in July and another one in August if you want to prevent the leaf curl on stone fruits. Now just wait for a new good leaves come out in Oct-Nov as the weather warm up and remove the damage leaves. Cheers

Time: 29th September 2020 9:14am

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Bensparky1 says...
You cannot 'get rid' of leaf curl in spring. Leaf curl will affect a lot of the leaves, then when they cannot photosynthesise, they will die and fall off the tree, when each cluster dies and falls off, new shoots come up behind them that are healthy. It's not the end of the world as it simply slows the progress of the tree for as long as the leaves are damaged and still on the tree.

What I have done successfully on a new (ish) nectarine tree with leaf curl (it doesn't only affect peaches but nectarines and apricots also), is to pick off the leaves. DON'T pick them off all at once, but pick off 3 or 4 leaves per day. Throw them in the bin and wash your hands, then repeat the next day. If you pick them all off at once, you'll kill the tree.

All the best,
Ben

Time: 29th September 2020 1:48pm

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Markmelb says...
My trees were looking like i was getting very little curl then more rains came and it started getting worse - anyone else noticed that???

Time: 30th September 2020 11:15am

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David01 says...
This year our cold and very wet weather in Melbourne is ideal environment for fungus grow in September. You need extra Nitrogen for the plant and thinning the fruits to cope with very few leave. Cheers

Time: 1st October 2020 6:55pm

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Markmelb says...
David curls only about 20% and a great leaf cover ~ i think treat like mangos after fruits have set and give foloow up copper sprays as no flowers fruit wont be affected.

Time: 5th October 2020 8:11am

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David01 says...
Mark the problem is copper spay does not work at this stage. I just remove 1/4 of infected leaves at a time and repeat the same 2 weeks later. The wet and cold weather this month is unusual in Oct which causes fungus in many stone fruits this year. Cheers

Time: 5th October 2020 11:25am

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