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

Andriy,
Are the leaves that wilted still moist or are they completely dry and flake 
in your hand?  Did the wilting start from the bottom of the tree and go up 
the tree branch by branch or did the wilting start at the top of the tree 
and go down towards the roots?  Do the ends of the branches have a shepard's 
crook look to them?  Did the wilting happen all of a sudden or over a couple 
of weeks?  Did the leaves turn yellow before wilting?  Sorry for all the 
questions, but they do make a difference in making an educated guess as to 
the cause.  A picture would be most helpful.  You can also visit 
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/Kearneysville/wvufarm8b.html#PEACH and take a look at 
the different symptoms and photos to see if you see what is happening to you 
tree there.

Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andriy Palamarchuk" <apa3a@yahoo.com>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 4:47 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] Advice for apricot failure?


> I have a young apricot tree which suddenly started to
> wilt a few days ago. Looks like it's dying.
> I'm at loss what causes this.
>
> The tree is about 4-5 years old, I think it is of
> Goldcot variety, was bought from Stark Bro's. It
> wintered well, has about 10 fruits still on the tree.
> The foliage is extensively chewed by winter moth. I
> don't think to the damage to be life-threatening
> though because the tree still has plenty of leaves and
> quite a few new shoots. It sits on a nice, sunny spot
> with good soil, mulched by straw.
> We have very wet spring this year. In fact it started
> to wilt during last 2-3 day period of rain.
> I poked ground around the tree under mulch and did not
> find anything interesting.
>
> Wonder if anybody can advise how to help the tree.
> Can it save the tree if I cut most of the branches to
> prevent water loss in case the problem is caused by
> roots damage?
>
> Thank you for the advice,
> Andriy
>
> Eastern MA, Zone 6
>
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