It is not easy to decide that a fruit tree cannot be saved. Many people still believe that even apple trees produce a bountiful harvest at intervals of one year.
And if the tree does not bear fruit for years, many still wait for a miracle to happen, if not this season, then next.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti" - a scientist, agronomist, landscape designer, told how to understand that an apple tree can no longer be saved.
You can attribute crop failure to diseases, a cold spring or pests. But if we are talking about the following signs, then you can make a decision without hesitation.
A tree overgrown with tinder fungus or other fungal growths has clearly aged and weakened.
It is useless to fight fungi and you should not expect the situation to change.
This may happen as a result of unsuccessful wintering, which resulted in frost cracks. But in the absence of reasons (weather conditions or physical damage), this process indicates the death of the tree.
If through holes (cracks or hollows) appear in the tree trunk, this is also a sign of irreversible changes in its structure.
The harvest will not be the same and soon the damaged tree will have to be cut down.