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Title: curled leaves on my nectarine tree
Post by: minx on May 25, 2010, 15:33:29

my nectarine tree has curled leaves, can anyone advise me whats wrong and any remedy?

thanks
Minx

Title: Re: curled leaves on my nectarine tree
Post by: saddad on May 25, 2010, 15:42:52

Sounds like "Peach Leaf Curl" to me..

Title: Re: curled leaves on my nectarine tree
Post by: tricia on May 25, 2010, 22:02:13

At this time of the year you can only pick off the affected leaves - then 'Google Peach leaf curl remedies' for what to do in the Autumn at leaf fall.

I followed all instructions and still got leaf curl this year, so the spraying advice isn't foolproof! I am religiously picking off affected leaves each day hoping that the 25 fruitlets will stay on the tree and not fall off like they did last year. Btw - I'm talking about the nectarine tree which turned out to be a peach tree ::).

Tricia

Title: Re: curled leaves on my nectarine tree
Post by: dtw on May 25, 2010, 22:50:43

I had a worse deal on some fruit bushes, they turned out to be ornamental shrubs!
It was an Aldi special.

Title: Re: curled leaves on my nectarine tree
Post by: minx on May 25, 2010, 22:58:49

thanks for the information guys....and mine was a nectarine from Aldi's too lol!

Title: Re: curled leaves on my nectarine tree
Post by: manicscousers on May 26, 2010, 08:47:22

so was ours ;D..we got leaf curl really badly last year, only managed 3 fruits :-\
this year, we made a cover over the top of the tree out of plastic, not a bit of curl and loaded with fruit, I am going to thin them after the june drop ;D

Title: Re: curled leaves on my nectarine tree
Post by: Karen Atkinson on May 26, 2010, 10:05:20

oh that's interesting...my pear tree has developed curled leaves too. Also from Aldi! It said it was a conference pear - perhaps it's a nectarine??

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