What Should You Do If You See This On Your Fruit Trees?
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- In this video Dan shares with you how to go about preventing and combating the dreaded fruit tree disease known as peach leaf curl aka (Taphrina deformans) using organic and manual controls.
Step by step instructions:
1) Apply copper fungicide in the fall after the tree has lost all of it's foliage and then again in the spring just before the tree begins to flush out it's new growth.
2) Clean up any fallen leaves below the affected tree and get it out of the garden. Do not compost the fallen leaves as this will further proliferate the fungus.
3) At the end of the growing season remove and replace any of the old mulch used around the tree. (Discard, do not compost)
4) Winter prune and maintenance prune the affected tree so that it has adequate airflow during the peak growing season.
5) Once the tree has come out of winter dormancy, remove any visible diseased leaves and/or twigs on the tree.
5) You can continue treatment of the tree and it's leaves with copper fungicide throughout the spring and summer as needed (weekly/bi-weekly). However, take care not to spray during the daytime when beneficial insects like bee's are present and the sun is full. Also be aware that copper although organic is a heavy metal that can accumulate in the soil which can become detrimental to the soil food web. A plastic drop cloth or tarp placed beneath the tree during applications can be helpful in preventing any problems.
6) Fertilize the tree using an appropriate fertilizing schedule.
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All the best! Thanks for watching!
We use old-time methods on the farm. Add 1/8 cup baking soda/sodium bicarbonate to two gallons of water in a garden sprayer. Treat peach trees and other susceptible plants like grape vines before they leaf out in the spring. Repeat in ten days but change the baking soda for a cup of milk. If we have an unusually wet spring we'll continue these treatments until conditions improve. Cheap, effective, and safe.
Great article Dan. A lot of videos are focused on prevention of disease in healthy plants but yours explains how to treat trees that are already suffering from the problem which is why most people are searching for treatments in the first place. Thank you
It took me looking at 3-4 other videos on spraying for fungus to find this one that actually deals with dealing with peach tree leaf curl using the product that I bought. And, it provides measurements, tips for adding to your tree's health, plus it was shorter than all of the others that proved useless. So, many thanks for creating just the informative video I needed.
Hello, I would advise you to do 2 winter oil treatments in the winter, when the tree is at rest but as long as there are no frosts or excess heat, you cannot apply it when it rains or the tree is wet. The oil what it does is clog pores and smother the fungus and all the bugs that have laid eggs in the bark of the tree. This oil is harmless to people and in spring, after flowering, but before leaves come out or just when they are coming out, treat with your product, copper sulfate and do treatment during spring after a rain because with the humidity Leprosy comes out of the peach tree. I use a product called "Bordeles broth" that is sold already prepared and has copper sulfate, lime and diluted sulfur, it works very well, it is also used by the French, -the inventors- and the Italians, well, the whole basin Mediterranea we use it. Greetings from Europe.
just kitchen oil ?
Cool. You save my tree
You sir, are a wealth of knowledge. So happy I stumbled across your channel. I'll admit that I struggle (or hesitate) with fruit trees here in SW Florida. They all grow well, but I have never pruned, treated, or follow any type of fertilization schedule. Regardless, its still a fun experience. Thanks again for the video. Looking forward to your next upload
Great
After searching the internet, trying to find out what was going on with my almond tree, I learned that Peach Leaf Curl can also affect almond trees. I am thankful for you informational video on this subject and also for the advice and home remedies from your community. Blessings to all!
You’re a life saver mate! My peach tree has this problem, I’ve got my work cut out for me...
How timely for me. My childhood peach tree in Mountain View had peach leaf curl for several years until the year our former chyrsanthemum nursery property was developed into a concrete tiltup office building in the mid--70's. That year it had a bumper crop of peaches that never reached maturity because it was yanked out in early spring! I planted a 5-1 combo stone fruit tree and a curl-free peach, and have a pretty big peach leaf curl infection going on with those two little trees now. It's so wierd to have the Babcock and Elberta peaches having peach leaf curl, but the Blenheim Apricot, Santa Rosa Plum and the nectarine on the same tree trunk had none! I have been picking off the curled leaves, and I am so glad you said to do the same. Wet year this year. Will spray this fall. Thanks for the info!
Great job, Dan. We noticed the leaf condition on our few years old peach tree and was clueless as to the nature of it. While your video confirmed what we'd seen on another one, this provided the details the other lacked, namely to remove the leaves and dispose of, and to fertalize. Being that is now spring, we'll be following your advice and will pickup a copper based fungicide for use after leaf drop in fall/ winter. Thanks again.
Its great to hear an American say the word Fungicide correct instead of Funjicide by the way love your channel watching from Sydney
my favorite peach is plc free! I highly recommend 'Frost' peach
I did not knew about this one variete! I have 2 peachs and they have the same problems pffff
When I had a small orchard I used Lime Sulfur spray (Organic) when half the leaves had fallen. This was before using a copper spray as the copper will neutralize the Lime Sulfur. When the trees were bare I sprayed with copper. The experts recommend a third spray at bud swell but they use a chemical fix.
Thanks for the vids, I live in south sonoma county it's refreshing to see someone in the same area.
Thank you for making great information available for all gardeners to appreciate.
Perfect timing, I have this problem with my peach and nectarine trees. I have already picked most of the infected leaves and yet to cut the sticks off too. Great tips, thanks.
Hi Dan, I learned so much from your video. I have watched other videos, but they were not as informative as yours. Thank you.
I was wondering what I needed to do about this disease on my nectarine tree. Last year it spoiled all the fruits. Thanks so much this helpful video.
Thanks Dan, It's always good to learn something new.
I have just picked mine of my small nectarine tree. Makes a difference. Must get some comfrey hear it's amazing for all plants.
Thank you for sharing the natural fertilizers. It's wonderful to see the value of "weeds" in our yard. I don't see them as weeds but as medicine.
Hello, i just found you today and after binge watching you for about 3 hrs I will say I'm so glad I did!!! 😉
Love the positivity on your channel, it's so infecting 😍
My tree always seems worse with a wetter late spring. I appreciate the video! I'm a little overwhelmed by what's going on with my tree, but I love my little tree so I'll do what I can!
Had no idea this was a problem, but found it on my tree this morning. Now I know what to do. Thanks!
I just barely got my first leaf curl today, you gave solid advice thank you so much!
Hi there Dan. it would be interesting if you did a video on your stinging nettle fertilizer if you haven't already at some point. Thank-you for sharing :)
Great videos. My peach trees always suffer peach curl, whilst my neighbour's flourish. She plants garlic around the base of her trees - from the results I'd say there's something in it.
Chance are she just has a plc resistant varaties, I can't see how garlic could help except in deterring some pest
Thank you! Just noticed these affected leaves on my peach tree last week. Picked off probably 100 leaves over the weekend. Will try giving it some fertiliser. Thanks for the tips!
We got the curl for the first time, helpful.
I'm all for preventive spraying. I don't have peaches, but my.yuzu had a bad case of citrus scab, so I've been using this copper spray. I also sprayed horticultural oil, neem, and peppermint soap every week for 3 weeks. 🙏 I won't have the aphid, scale, and spidermites infestation like last year. Subscribed.
Very useful. My problem is with a - sadly neglected - old apple tree, which I'm currently reviving. But your advice still holds good. Thanks
My peach tree got the same disease. Thank you for good tips
Thank you. You are saving lots of our peach trees..
My grandad used to put a copper nail into the trunk . I guess it was a preventative . Also recommend rockdust around the base . Prevention better than cure . God bless
This was very helpful.
I have a big problem with my peach and apricot trees this year.
I will use your tips. Thanks.
I live in wet cold Washington I’ve sprayed each year. It comes back every year I plucked the leaves off that had it so they are almost bare and picked up the leaves with my tiny pruners. I cut them off I heard if it rains it drips down on other parts of the tree and also heard always water the ground not the leaves . And heard you have to use a high phosphate fertilizer because some fertilizers aren’t good enough in phosphate.
that bunch of comfrey would be a pretty bouquet all by itself. Thanks for the video, i've been fighting leaf curl for 2 years now and just now see it on 2 of my 4 peaches again.....at least i know i'm doing what i can.
I love it. You save my trees. I'm going to try this on my back yard.
Thank you so much for this video it helped me tremendously with my peach tree
I make copper chloride. (Cheap to make and EASY)
I'm going to try spraying it on one of my trees.
Ty for info. 👍✝️🙏❤️
This is what I was looking for to care for my peach tree. Thanks a bunch
I'll be moving to Central MS soon and I will probably look into investing into some stone fruit trees. I appreciate the tips and best of luck with your trees. Cheers!
Perfect timing to see this video. My multi-grafted fruit tree has the same curly leaves on peach branches only. I'll remove all the infected leaves tomorrow. It's going to be brutal though. :( Thanks for posting your videos. I found them very informative, inspiring, and educational. I ordered some Bocking 14 comfrey roots after watching your last video. Looking forward to a healthier garden using your tips.
I have this on my pear and my parents have it on their patio peach in a pot. I am going to try a foliar spray of willow bark steeped in water, this is a great natural rooting water also. The willow bark yields salicylic acid (Aspirin) and one of the old boys down the allotment suggested it. It is free so I thought I would give it a try. I might add some to the nettle and comfrey tea fertiliser too, because I can. If I remember to I will post back my results.
This problem occurs in all stone fruit trees, peaches, nectarines, cherry trees, Paraguayans and almonds. And the more moisture there is, the more it comes out.
Just found this for the first time yesterday. Just in time thanks!
Very informative and helpful video. Well done! Our beautiful peach tree has a severe case of this disease this year. We will get after it. Thanks
Good informative and educational video thankyou sharing
Good information! Now I’m headed out to start pulling off those yucky leaves! Thanks!
Thank you for the information! I just adopted two large peach trees in my new backyard and they both have this disease. I'm hoping that by next year I can fix this issue and have some delicious peaches. I subscribed! 🍑🧡
This is the first year my trees were infected. Thanks for the video, which popped up right when I needed it. Heavenly Father listens to my prayers, and up pops your video. Thanks. 5-5-2020
Thank you, I just came in from my yard looking for the name of this disease that's on my peach tree, and what to do about it.
Thanks for the info, I had to pick 5 trees by hand, it truly helps the tree during spring then w great tasting fruit ! I will use the solution next year,
Fall of this year. Are you in other hemisphere?
ALL the leaves on my peach tree look like this! Maybe the tree is not savable? It is a new tree I planted last Fall. I wish I knew about this last year. Thanks for your info! You have a really nice garden!
The best remedy I found when they appear is to simply get the finest soil/dust leave it in the sun to really dry up and then dust the whole tree down with it, making sure there is a couple of sunny days ahead to allow the dust to really dry the fungus on the leaves 😎😇😃
Sounds easy. Thanks for the advice
Will that copper stuff hurt or kill honey bees?
Thank you so much for your help. My fruit trees need help.
Thank you, Sir. It may save my peach tree that is suffering heavily.
Thanks much for these excellent tips. I really learned a lot. God bless you!
Thank you for this information. Looks like I should have looked at it last fall, because my Peach and nectarine are almost completely covered in leaf curl. WE live in the Willamette Valley where it rains most of the winter. I only have small trees, but there won't be many leaves left after I strip off the bad ones. I LOVE peaches and got a few last year, but I want MORE...Thank you again, this video was very helpful.
I have the same problem.. I’m not even totally sure it’s a peach tree, as it is a new house and garden to me, but it does look just like this, only it’s young and not so many leaves. Did you decide to take off the infected leaves? Or leave them? I’m not sure what to do..
I like your video, learning about comfrey and stinging nettles and compost tea is helpful, I'm going to try them thanks
Copper and sulphur sprays several times during the dormant season. Apply powdered sulphur around the root zone.
Thank you for the help I m so happy I have learned how to take care of the curled leaves I have the white peach tree and is now 4 years old. I had never have the chance to taste all the fruits I only had one bite of the fruit just to tasted it was so nice, but all the fruits went to the rubbish bin all the fruits had some insect on it and rotted inside. I had used the fruit fly treatment but it was not success. Every year I try something new I hope one day I can eat this peaches
Should I take off ALL the leaves? I planted this young tree last year so it's only about 4 ft. high. There's not that many but am concerned the tree will die with no leaves.
Thank you so much for this video. It helped me a lot. Can u tell me how to cure aphids when u have fruit on the trees ?
Thank you, very helpful! I am getting a different problem on the peach tree (borers), hopefully, that can be fixed in the same way.
I have been treating the same way every spring and fall, just to keep at bay
I wonder if you sprayed it with colloidal silver how that would work, thnx for sharing I will watch for it.
I use organic baby shampoo right before the tree starts to flower. It works well and the tree does not suffer. Mix about 4 table spoons per gallon on a mixer and spray the whole tree. It will almost eliminate the possibility of the fungus.
Plants abundance I will wait your answer thank you very much
Thanks for sharing, I like your approach (feeding the plant to make it stronger!). We planted a a peach tree at the beginning of this year and because our climate here in the Netherlands is rather rainy and makes peaches very susceptible to leaf curl, we chose 'Avalon Pride' as it was the most resistant variety we could find. I will apply some comfry mulch soon! What are the most resistant varieties in your experince?
Sharp and concise...Thank you 👏🏼
Awesome video and great info! Thank you! Have you ever thought about colloidal silver spray? I know that it is anti-fungal too. Have a great growing season!
Thanks, the info re comfrey was something new to me.
Thanks for your time and the video, very informative !
Hello! Thank you for sharing. My peach last year mostly have worm inside the fruits. What I can do this year to protect my fruits? Thank you.
Thanks . Having this dilemma now!
My tree has already leafed and has baby fruit - is there anything I can do now to try to help?
I use oil of oregano on my trees, it works with ptlc
Mary Rahal I use neem oil, same proportion, q 2 weeks or so, completely eliminated from a sickly tree, grown was tremendous
@@frednitchie7499 did you remove all curled leaved first and then spray straight away?
great help, video clear and audio understandable and can hear good.
I love seeing you guys.
Thank you very much going to try this on my little tree
Wow, thank you for this very helpful video. I’m so happy I found you! Thanks for the tips!
Excellent advice, thanks for the common sense walk thru. There may be different trees here in zone 3b, but the care will be similar! All the best
Hi Dan, Very interesting but I would like to know more about what to do for ground fertilizers or inhibitors going forward. You mention a tea but I'm not sure what you are including in the tea. What other teas can be used? Thanks
Great video! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for this video! It’s just what I needed to know and more
Thank you for getting straight to the point! Subscibed!!
Thanks man, glad i found your site, very helpful, excellent people-friendly presenter too bro. Ta.
Great organic options thank you very much. Can you make a video on planting nettles? Thanks again. I subscribed
Baking soda spray is anti fungal. Works on powdery mildew , etc. Isn't peach leaf curl fungal?
I also plant garlic and nasturtium around tree
Thank you very helpful
I have had hole shot and peach leaf curl affect my tree Georgia Belle at different times. They seem to require two different kinds of fungicides to prevent, but are applied on the same schedule. Can I mxi the two fungicides (Chlorothalonil and copper fungicide) together in the same sprayer for one application?
I need this video like yesterday. Thank you.
Thanks a lot. Big help.
hi thanks for the info on the nectarine tree, question ..can you still spray the tree when it has fruit on it
I am from kashmir good information video
Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
Thank you your information. It is very informative.
Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.