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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: tricia on May 16, 2011, 18:50:58

Title: Leaves look like curly kale on plum tree!
Post by: tricia on May 16, 2011, 18:50:58

Can anyone tell me what is wrong with my victoria plum tree please? The leaves on all the new growth are diseased, but Googling hasn't shown me what it could be.

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Thanks

Tricia

Title: Re: Leaves look like curly kale on plum tree!
Post by: Ben Acre on May 16, 2011, 18:58:15

It could be  a plant Gall. They use the leaves as a host and it does no harm to the tree.
or maybe a Peach Curl type virus?

Title: Re: Leaves look like curly kale on plum tree!
Post by: manicscousers on May 16, 2011, 19:20:52

Looks like when we had a bad greenfly infestation , not sure, though  ???

Title: Re: Leaves look like curly kale on plum tree!
Post by: goodlife on May 16, 2011, 20:52:39

I was just about say that looks like greenfly damage..Have a look inside the curled leaves what's lurking in there..

Title: Re: Leaves look like curly kale on plum tree!
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on May 16, 2011, 20:54:04

We had something similar on a cherry tree outside the back door when I was a kid. It was always covered in blackfly, and it always produced loads of cherries.

Title: Re: Leaves look like curly kale on plum tree!
Post by: green lily on May 16, 2011, 20:55:08

I'd check underneath the leaves for greenfly or other sucking insects. pruning the offending branches off usually is the quickest remedy. then spray if its not too windy and the new growth should be ok.I find that ants farm greenfly about this time of year so a few greasebands might help  as well as drenching the soil with dilute clove soln. I boil cloves and dilute the soln in a can and drench the soil. Ants dont like it.I use the cloves for several boilings then mix the residue into the poly soil. Cut down the ants no end... ;)