An experienced gardener should always inspect the plants on the site so that if various problems arise (diseases, nutrient deficiencies, pests), he can deal with them as quickly as possible.
If you notice that the bark of the apple tree is acquiring black spots and cracks are starting to appear, then you cannot delay.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", a scientist, agronomist and landscape designer, believes that we are talking about black cancer. The disease has a fungal origin, so the tree can die in a few years.
How to save an apple tree?
First, carefully inspect the tree. Any damaged areas must be removed immediately. In this case, pieces of bark and branches must be burned.
After this, the areas are treated with drying oil.
Then the fruit tree is treated with copper sulfate at a concentration of three percent. But that's not all. After all these procedures, you need to wait until the flowering phase is completely over. As soon as it has arrived, Bordeaux mixture is used. The concentration is one percent.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
