Hi all, I am brand new to growing and planted a Garnet Beauty Peach tree zone 8, near Pasadena Maryland. I noticed brown spots on the main stem today (they were not there or like that a few days ago). Can someone help me identify and tell me what to do to help the tree?
Hello and welcome.
It doesn’t look too alarming IMO. There could be some minor insect damage. I would check around the plant for scale insects though I don’t see any in the picture itself.
I had a tree similar size in ground and in one season it went from pencil thin to a ~1 inch caliper trunk. I would cage it if deer are roaming.