Sep 24, 2014 · Hi. I have a McIntosh apple tree. The apples are nicely shaped, the skin is good color. The inside of the apples have a translucent or kind of clear marbling or veins throughout. The texture is good throughout, the flavor is good. It seems mostly cosmetic and occurs every year. Do you know what causes the marbling?

Oct 17, 2020 · I have 6 apple trees and am unsure if arborvitae (specifically green giant) would be a host for the apple cedar rust galls since they have a foliage like junipers. I don't want to destroy my apple trees, but I want to create a screen about 25 feet from the apple trees. Any help would be appreciated!

Sep 2, 2008 · Let the apples drain into a large pan or food safe bucket. Some people squeeze the apple sack to get more juice out, but I don't do that because I don't want the jelly to be cloudy. The measurements of pectin:sugar are about 5 cups pectin to 7 cups sugar.

Oct 16, 2013 · Watercore is a physiological disorder of apple fruit characterized by water-soaked tissue around the vascular bundles or core area due to the spaces between cells becoming filled with fluid instead of air.

Jan 5, 2017 · I have apple peels, cores and a 1/2 cup sugar in a gallon glass jar for 5 days and today I see mold on the top. Is my vinegar ruined?

Jul 23, 2024 · This disease occurs most often during moist conditions. Severely infected leaves turn yellow and drop prematurely, weakening the tree. Your tree's leaves are turning a darker color rather than yellow, perhaps because the healthy color of your tree leaves is deep purple rather than green. Apple scab is a very common disease in our area.

Sep 24, 2018 · Hello, we live in Fenton. Last spring we planted two apple trees, one honeycrisp and one Gala. This year, though small, they produced many apples. The apples all had spots, most have bumps, and all of the Honeycrisp are deformed looking. I am trying to figure out why, what we can do to prevent this, and if they would be safe to eat.

Jun 23, 2015 · You are correct, early spring is the most important time to apply controls for apple scab. However, in some cases additional applications are beneficial. The following excerpt from a University of Minnesota bulletin explains why: "When should you start spraying? To protect leaves and fruit from scab, most home apple growers need to spray fungicides in spring. Sprays …

Oct 13, 2017 · Most all my life I've seen pear trees around old farm houses with large, hard, but very sweet fruit. Does anybody know what variety of pears these are? Also, I've seen a good number of apple trees around my area. The fruit are usually green, fairly small and quite tart. Again these are usually around old farm houses. Any ideas as to what kind ...

Oct 8, 2019 · My honey crisp apples, have skins with dark spots. What can I do to cure that?