Why does my apricot tree produce plenty of little sour rotten apricots each year? My nectarine tree puts on a few sweet fruits although they also get brown patches and curly leaves. Is this a fungus or a nutrient problem? I have other trees on the premises that do just fine. Does anyone have an answer on what I can do to save my fruit trees?
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Our apricot tree used to do that. It looks like it has a fungus, because it dripped sap from the main branches. Two years ago I put pine needles around it about four inches deep. Last year we had a pretty good crop -- not perfect, but quite usable for drying and fresh eating. Our soil is quite alkaline, and the pine needles are acid. This year I will mulch deeply before cold weather. No apricots this year because we had a late frost. No plums, either. Our son-in-law, a medical technician, had an ornamental tree that suffered from a similar infection. He put a bunch of tetracycline in a syringe (no needle) and injected it into all the cracks he could find. The next season the tree was fine except for one branch which he had to remove.
P.S. The sour apricots make the most flavorful jam!
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