Is this CAR?

General Fruit Growing
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Hi,

I have a couple of apple tree with some spots. They occur on about 5ish% of the leaves and arrived a few weeks ago. A few leaves are also curling in an odd manner. If it is, should I treat it or leave it?

Thanks,

Andrew

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Yes it is.

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Probably, but a minor case of it.

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Great, thank you all. I’ll see what happens. Would you spray next year or see if it gets worse? Id rather not spray if I don’t have to.

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What kind of apples? Maybe they are known magnets, or more resistant.

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I have a spitzenberg and a calville, so I think they’re susceptible. They are only 3 years old, so not yet bearing, if that matters for my treatment regiment.

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I don’t have any experience with those two apples although they are listed as susceptible on some sites. I suppose your treatment approach might depend on how much pressure they get from rust. I saw some sites list spitzenburg as resistant. I would wait and see what happens (it looks minor enough at this point that it won’t cause much harm), but then I’m lazy and don’t like to spray :slight_smile: It’s the wrong time to treat currently.

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