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Post by pdblake on Apr 14, 2011 18:45:08 GMT
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Post by davidk on Apr 14, 2011 21:11:10 GMT
Was going to suggest apple canker when I saw the first pic, then after seeing the last one, I'm more inclined to think it is squirrel damage.
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Post by JennyWrenn on Apr 15, 2011 4:49:46 GMT
Looks like some little furry creature has been visiting IMO  |
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Post by pdblake on Apr 15, 2011 6:42:50 GMT
That's what I thought, but I'm in the middle of a council estate. I've never seen a squirrel here in over thirty years. Lots of pigeons.
I thought that middle picture looked like the bark was splitting by itself though. I'll keep an eye out for furry things though.
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Post by Dutchy on Apr 15, 2011 8:02:29 GMT
I had a woodpecker damaging the plum, in general that looks neater than what you have and no splitting of the stems.
Why not get in touch with municipalty saying you fear a dissease that might effect other trees. They might send someone who can give the right answer.
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Post by pdblake on Apr 15, 2011 16:51:59 GMT
I'm going on the assumption that it's some kind of damage, which could well lead to canker at some point so I'll lop them off. I was going to prune those particular branches come autumn anyway as one crosses another and the other hangs over the lawn and gets in the way when I'm mowing.
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Post by wonderwoman on Nov 6, 2011 22:54:20 GMT
very late post here I can't see the images - I'm not sure if it's something to do with my computer??... but... I know I have had trouble in the past with the bark on my apple trees being damaged, and I have blamed it on badgers. I guess that won't be the case for you, but I'd be interested to know if you got to the bottom of it? Maybe it wasn't the badgers in my case? We do have woodpeckers and foxes around too.  |
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Post by Barbara on Jul 17, 2012 11:49:34 GMT
I have a little problem with the apple tree we bought from Morrisons, it is growing leaves at ground level, and none anywhere else, we haven't planted it upside down, so what's going on here then.  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 17, 2012 13:11:03 GMT
Well that made me laugh - I just envisaged the roots as a great hairpiece up top...!!
The only thing that I can think of is that the top half is dead, or dried up partly...can you do the scratch test??
RF
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Post by Barbara on Jul 17, 2012 15:14:43 GMT
I can, but what then, if it's dead at the top but not the bottom is it any good ?.
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 17, 2012 15:22:19 GMT
No idea Barbara - I suppose that at least you know - don't suppose you can get your money back can you. ??
I mean it has got to grow, even if you cut it right back but you might just be making your first apple pie in about 10 years....
Hang on until others see the thread and there has got to be someone that knows more about apple trees than me, I am a complete novice..
RF
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 17, 2012 17:11:00 GMT
It sounds as though the apple tree is dead Barbara and trying to sprout a fresh from the bottom in the same way it would if the tree were cut down and the roots left in. I guess that will leave more of a bush than a tree but you could take one sturdy new stem and make it a leader to become a new tree, this will take a few years. We lost one in the same way, I guess it's the just that they are selling very cheap, young bare root trees. I would email Morrisons customer services and see if they'll give you a refund and buy another tree. We have bought many from Morrisons and only one has done that, Bonnie bounced on one and broke the top off sort of doing the same thing to the poor tree. So on the whole they are good buys for a fiver.
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Post by Barbara on Jul 17, 2012 17:36:02 GMT
Never mind then, I'll buy a new one , thanks Jas. |
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Post by Tig on Jul 17, 2012 17:45:07 GMT
The other thing that comes to mind is that most of these supermarket trees are grafted, and if it is growing from the very bottom the chances are it is the rootstock rather than the variety you wanted Barbara If it's at the lotty you could just move it to a 'spare' area and let it do it's own thing x Tig |
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Post by Barbara on Jul 17, 2012 18:50:09 GMT
We've decided to leave it and see what happens, it's at the end of the lotty so not in the way, we can always hang our coats on it .  |
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