Different fruit tree diseases and their prevention

If you guys have any experience of growing plums, cherries, peaches or any other rough fruit tree like that, you would have a clear idea that such fruit trees are exposed to diseases more than any other type. No doubt that the fruit of such trees are extra-ordinarily delicious but the hard fact is that it is so difficult to maintain such fruit tree healthy and diseases free. Thus, it can be a challenging task for any one to grow these fruit tress.

Deadly Brown Rot:

“Brown Rot” is the disease that is most common. In this disease, the leftover fruits catch fungus after the harvest season is over. This not only distorts the beauty of your fruit tree but it can also affect the newer fruits. So if this disease dominates your tree you become unable to eat any fruit of the tree unless you enjoy eating fungus. Proper air circulation is the thing that can help remedy this problem and of course frequent pruning is the only thing that can ensure good air circulation. Brown rot is caused because of moisture collection in the tree. Remember; don’t leave any fruit on the tree and the ground at the end of picking season.

Another worst disease:

Cytospora canker is another disgusting fruit tree problem that affects the branches. In this disease, sticky gum pops out of the bark with lot of callus. Some specific pathogens which enter the tree through old wounds results in this disease. The best solution to avoid this problem is to prune all the sprouts that occur at end of summers. Don’t ever try to heal the wounds using the dressings bought from gardening stores. Just let them heal naturally! The artificial healing only makes your tree look un-natural nothing else.

Not over yet! Black Knot

A very common disease in plum trees is Black Knot. It is actually those rough growths or tumors that are visible on branches of the tree. Just cut the effective branch immediately and never ever use that branch for mulching purposes. This disease can again affect the tree in no time if it is within a specific remoteness.

Cheery leaf spot, a cherry disease:

“Cheery leaf spot” is a common disease of the cherry tree. This disease takes birth in the old dead leaves that are gathered on the ground. So the remedy to disease is simple. Keep clearing the area under your tree frequently and just don’t let old dead leaves to be accumulated. Well, if you are a bit late and you can see the signs of this disease then you have to destroy all the raked leaves before any thing worse takes place. You can use these dead leaves as mulch also.

Don’t take time more than 2 weeks to pick up all the ripen fruits. Check your tree daily for the ripe fruits and pick up those also which have fallen of the tree. Pick up those also which are rotting on the tree or have just started rotting. This will keep away the bees and wasps from your tree.

So if you are fond of growing fruit tree then prepare your self to face different kinds of worries and diseases. But as we all know taking precautions helps a lot and same is the case here. You can avoid many fruit tree diseases by taking necessary precautions. There may be some diseases that have hit your specific area so watch out for them also. You can avoid them by taking necessary measures and steps.