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Peach care requirements
water
Regularly, especially when fruits are swelling.
soil
Deep, fertile, well-draining soil.
light
Full sun, sheltered from late frosts.
symptoms
Symptoms to look for in Peach
- fiber_manual_recordThickened, puckered, and severely curled young leaves
- fiber_manual_recordRed or purple-tinged distorted foliage
- fiber_manual_recordWhite powdery bloom on leaf surfaces as spores develop
- fiber_manual_recordPremature leaf drop and weakened tree vigor
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Common causes in Peach
Caused by the fungus Taphrina deformans, which infects young leaf and bud tissue as leaves emerge in cool, wet spring weather, with spores overwintering on bark and buds.
healing
How to treat peach leaf curl in Peach
Remove and dispose of badly curled leaves, and apply a copper-based fungicide spray at leaf fall in autumn and again just before buds swell in late winter.
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Preventing peach leaf curl in Peach
Apply protective fungicide sprays during the dormant season, and grow trees under cover or against a wall where practical to reduce exposure to spring rain.