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New here. We have 6 apple trees. 1 Dutchess of Oldenburg , 2 red delicious and three golden delicious. I cut open a few of the red delicious and they were black in the center. Any ideas?`
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Probably mold. Some varieties are more susceptible than others, and it often happens when the calyx didn’t completely close when the apple was forming. I will usually just cut away the center and use the apple regardless, never had any problems with that. If it’s worms or bugs, you’ll usually see a hole and some brown/black frass.
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Is there away to add photos to my post ?
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You should be able to just drag them into your post. Or select the little up arrow logo right above where you type to upload a photo.
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Does it look like this? It’s what @MikeB described.
“Mild temperatures and wet weather during bloom (as is typical of west-side locations) are favorable for disease development”
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That looks like a worm entered through the calyx (the bottom). It is probably a codling moth, they are extremely common.
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Cut open several red and golden delicious today and they were all fine so idk