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[sherwin <sherwindu@att.net>]

Thanks for the feedback on my concerns of die back.

I can better understand die back of peach trees than I can
my apple trees.  In fact, although I have no blossoms on them,
the trees are showing no signs of die back.

The apple trees in trouble are among my older more reliable
ones.  I have never seen this kind of behavior with them before.
They have gone through several winters here and have always
recovered.  I don't know if this is a fungus or some disease.  It
is too early for fire blight, so I am puzzled about what caused
this to happen.

             Sherwin Dubren