Fruit Tree Diseases

New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24244, 9 April 1942, Page 2

Fruit Tree Diseases

jQURING autumn and winter much can be done to check the ravages of the various diseases found in the garden. In the orchard any dead or diseased wood should be removed, for on such material many of the worst diseases flourish, such as silver leaf and canker, spreading spores throughout the trees. Between now and the end of June the ips of growing shoots of gooseberries affected by the American gooseberry mildew should be cut out. It is upon these tips that the resting spores of the fungus are formed, and it is important to cut them off before the end of June, because from then onward the spores become loosened and fall to the ground. Where apple and pear scab are prevalent, remove any scab-infested wood when pruning.