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  • From: Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] medlar death
  • Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:38:00 -0400 (GMT-04:00)

Scott,

What quinces do you grow?

I've not yet had a fireblight epiphytotic here so the 2 cultivars I've been
growing have not been tested this way, although the Lisle Special has had
terrible quince rust problems.

Anton
Zone 8, North Carolina Piedmont

-----Original Message-----
>From: Scott Smith <scott@cs.jhu.edu>
>Sent: Sep 14, 2009 10:54 AM
>To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
>Subject: [NAFEX] medlar death
>
>Rob, I have had significant problems with fireblight on my medlars.
>One tree died and the remaining one gets lots of damage. My guess is
>that is your problem. Both medlar and quince have proved quite
>difficult for me due to fireblight. This spring I sprayed agrimycin
>and they were clean until summer, but I should have done more
>preventative sprays as the FB came back in midsummer. The midsummer
>blight I get does not kill large branches, it is more spotty in that
>individual leaves, fruits and small sections of tip will get it.
>There is also not the tell-tale crook-neck on the later attacks since
>the wood has hardened.
>
>Scott
>
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