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["Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hello All,

Is it ever appropriate not to do any pruning on a young apple tree?

I have a Court Pend Plat that is very suseptible to powdery mildew,  
similar to how Cortlands react to PM.  I learned this last year when I  
shifted away from captan after petal fall.  The tree fruited (first  
fruiting) but overall tree vigor was impaired by PM for the rest of the  
season.  I could not get a handle on it.  I only have 6-8" of new seaonal  
growth and wonder if I should prune at all this season.

The apples were very good, and I will use appropriate chemicals this year  
to stay ahead of the PM.

Thanks,
Tom

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