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My brand new grafts of Sweet 16 were the LEAF tissue most damaged by scab 
this year in my plantings.  Connection?  FYI, I didn't spray this year.  
Should have, but I figured incorrectly that late freeze decided for me.

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From: "Erdman, Jim" <>
To: "nafex" <>
Subject: [NAFEX] apple problem question
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 14:50:14 -0600

Hello,
This year I got my first good crop from many of my apple trees, and also my 
lone pear tree.
Almost all of my Sweet 16 apples have a simiilar problem.  The skin is 
slightly bumpy or pitted, sort of like an orange in a way.  The flesh has 
dark areas and is sometimes a little bitter, and not crisp, but sometimes 
mushy.
Does anyone have any ideas what the problem with them might be?  I have 
looked in many of my books and references with no luck, although I seem to 
have a tendency to miss the obvious sometimes.
Thanks for any help.

Jim, in Menomonie, WI, cold edge of zone 4
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