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Q: I have a peach tree that is about 4 years old and it has been producing some really good peaches. Last year, it developed peach leaf curl in the spring. That summer, it didn’t produce much ...

Q: I have a peach tree that is about 4 years old and it has been producing some really good peaches. Last year, it developed peach leaf curl in the spring. That summer, it didn’t produce much ...

A: Your peach tree has peach leaf curl, a disease caused by a fungus. Both peach and nectarine trees are susceptible to this disease, and I don't know why your peach is more affected.

Q: I have a peach tree that is about 4 years old and it has been producing some really good peaches. Last year, it developed peach leaf curl in the spring. That summer, it didn’t produce much ...

A: If your peach tree is getting yellow leaves, they are dropping and the canopy is sparse (not very many leaves), it probably needs more water applied each time you water.

Q: I have a peach tree that keeps getting peach leaf curl every spring. I have sprayed the tree in past winters but my tree still gets badly infested. What am I doing wrong? A: Severely affected ...

I have two dwarf peach trees which are now four years old. Last year one of the trees blossomed and had one fruit. This year neither tree blossomed. Both trees evidenced leaf curl this spring. I ...

A: Peach leaf curl is a fungus disease that causes distorted, swollen and curled leaves and twigs. Infected leaves often drop early, and repeat infections usually kill the tree in two or three years.

Q: I have a peach tree that is about 4 years old and it has been producing some really good peaches. Last year, it developed peach leaf curl in the spring. That summer, it didn’t produce much ...