Brown Spots in Apple Tree
Apple trees are the most widely grown fruit tree in temperate climates, producing spring blossom and summer-autumn fruit
Apple Tree care requirements
These care conditions are most relevant to brown spots in Apple Tree. Check each one as a potential cause.
Symptoms to look for in Apple Tree
Brown spots on leaves, sometimes with concentric rings if fungal, or scabby lesions on fruit skin, typically appearing after wet spring weather.
Common causes in Apple Tree
Apple trees are prone to several fungal leaf-spotting diseases (like apple scab) that thrive in the same cool, wet spring conditions the tree needs for blossom and fruit set, making prevention a balancing act.
How to diagnose brown spots in Apple Tree
Sunburn: bleached patches facing light source. Fungal: brown spots with rings. Bacterial: water-soaked spots turning brown.
How to treat brown spots in Apple Tree
Remove and destroy fallen leaves and affected fruit promptly, and apply a fungicide timed from bud break through early summer if spotting is severe.
Preventing brown spots in Apple Tree
Prune to improve airflow through the canopy, clean up fallen leaves each autumn, and choose disease-resistant apple varieties where possible.