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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_recordSilvery sheen developing on leaves, usually starting on one branch
- fiber_manual_recordPurplish-brown staining visible in cut branch wood
- fiber_manual_recordBracket-shaped fungal growth on dead wood, and gradual branch dieback
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Common causes in Peach
Caused by the fungus Chondrostereum purpureum, which enters through fresh pruning wounds or other injuries, particularly in autumn and winter, and is common in Prunus species.
healing
How to treat silver leaf in Peach
Prune out dead and dying wood back to clean tissue, ideally in summer when infection risk is lower, and remove and burn prunings and fungal brackets to reduce spore spread.
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Preventing silver leaf in Peach
Prune susceptible trees only in summer during dry weather, avoid unnecessary wounds, and promptly remove and destroy dead wood bearing bracket fungi.