Whats Wrong with my Trees

[Weedhound]

Anyone have any idea why my maple might be turning red at the very start of July and drooping? Temps have been high but it gets watered either every or every other day and has seen worse temps than this over the years without problems. Ive certainly never seen the leaves turn red this early and my neighbors trees aren't doing it....same kind and they have quite a few. None of theirs look like this.


Thought I'd toss out a pic of my fruit trees with the weird leaf issue going on....it's on both my peach tree and my apple trees. Is this peach leaf curl and if so what am I supposed to do about it? If it isn't....then wtf is it and what am I supposed to do about it?

thanks.....

Weedhound Reviewed by Weedhound on 07-01-2007. Whats Wrong with my Trees Anyone have any idea why my maple might be turning red at the very start of July and drooping? Temps have been high but it gets watered either every or every other day and has seen worse temps than this over the years without problems. Ive certainly never seen the leaves turn red this early and my neighbors trees aren't doing it....same kind and they have quite a few. None of theirs look like this. Thought I'd toss out a pic of my fruit trees with the weird leaf issue going on....it's Rating: 5

[.:Karma:. o.O]

ok 1 if its hot water water water and 2 any poisens around maybe affecting growth...bugs lots of things cause fruit problems...

[Weedhound]

I was wondering if maybe I was watering too much....I just don't understand this tree thinking it's fall already.

[twoguysupnorth]

i really cant halp you other than someting is wrong. girdled or something. try garden web. com that is a good sight look around in the forums, im sure you will find an area to ask this question.

[.:Karma:. o.O]

no not too much water its in the ground theres alot of drainage and the soil eats water lika monster...umm im not sure maybe something killing the roots.../??? try givin it some love and time...singin to it a bit...you know ophra...plants love classical music...raises the growth almost 10%...

[stinkyattic]

I don't know fruit trees well but I would try searching the university ag extension sites for 'blight' or 'disease' and the type of tree you are having trouble with.
That looks unusually bad to me too.
Have you been able to see anything living on the bark of the small branches, like a sucking insect or scale?

[Weedhound]

Nothing like that (bugwise) but I did get out my 8lb Reader's Digest "Garden Problem Solver"" and looked carefully through it....3 hrs worth. I read up on 'fireblight" as you mentioned and while the symptoms are very similiar it turns out that fireblight is a fungus that that favors warm, moist conditions and it's drier than the mojave around here right now....no more than the 20's in humidity for sure and dry as a bone everywhere so I"d really think a fungus would have trouble slipping in anywhere much less taking over this tree so quick. So the next thing that came up the with those symptoms over and over were aphids.

SO.....I have dusted all my outdoor trees with "Diatect V" and uppped the watering to every day (in the early evening) .....top temp this afternoon outside was 109 F....insanity imo.

Thanks for all your help guys.

[stinkyattic]

Try watering in the very early morning instead so there is no chance of moisture sitting on the tree in the dark and possibly causing or contributing to fungus.

[BobBong]

Try watering in the very early morning instead so there is no chance of moisture sitting on the tree in the dark and possibly causing or contributing to fungus.

Good Advice!:stoned:

[Weedhound]

Ok, I'll switch it.....temps here are so insane I can't even believe it.

Thanks for the help you guys.....