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["Dennis Norton" <dmnorton@royaloakfarmorchard.com>]

Jim,
Is the die back something that happens gradually, or is it all within the 
year?  Does it start from the roots up or from the top down.  Do the leaves 
turn colors (red, purple, yellow..) or do they just turn brown?  Do the 
leaves fall off or do they just die and stay attached?   Do the tips of the 
branches curl down like a shepherd's staff when they begin to die?  Is the 
die back in all of the trees of a like variety or just a few?

Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Fruth" <jfruth@uslink.net>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Cc: "Dave Griffin" <griffingardens@earthlink.net>; "Jim Fruth" 
<jfruth@uslink.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 7:57 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] I need an hypothesis


> Dave,
>   No doubt you've read Bernie's report of die-back among his apple trees
> and you'll likely read my non-die-back report.  As somewhat(?) of a
> comparison, my peaches die back in response to(?) the same temperatures 
> that
> cause(?) Bernie's apples to die-back.
>   I'm missing something.  There seems to be some relationship here that 
> I'm
> not seeing and I do not entirely suspect hardening off (non-hardening 
> off?)
> as the culprit.  If we could figure out what is causing Bernie's apples to
> die back while mine thrive, perhaps we could figure out why my peaches die
> back.
> --
>
> Jim Fruth
> Brambleberry Farm
> Pequot Lakes, MN
> www.bberryfarm.com
> Jams, Jellies and Syrups