My apricot tree has been hit with some sort of blight
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Douglas Hunt on Jun 05, 2013Do you see any signs of cankers on your trees, Callen? It's possible your apricots have "limb dieback," which is caused by a fungus. If so, you need to get a pro in to take a look at them.Helpful Reply
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Caley's Culinaries on Jun 05, 2013Call your agricultural extension agent ASAP. They will probably come out and take a look for free. You will still have to pay for tests and treatment, but it's a place to start. There is not a fast internet solution to this one, but it's probably fixable.Helpful Reply
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Nancy Hand on Jun 05, 2013I'm with Douglas! You probably are going to have to cut it down.Helpful Reply
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Calien Laure on Jun 05, 2013Is this going to spread to my other fruit trees? And do I have to take the whole thing down or just the bad limbs?Helpful Reply
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Nancy Hand on Jun 05, 2013What does the trunk look like? I'm not sure but I think it will get to the other trees. What do you think Douglas and Caley?? Its nothing you did, its a bacteria that gets in a crack or wound during the winter.Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Jun 06, 2013I think this is a job for a tree specialist. You can find an International Society of Arboriculture certified arborist by Zip Code here: http://www.isa-arbor.com/faca/findArborist.aspx?utm_source=homepageclicks&utm_medium=homepagebox&utm_campaign=IAmAHelpful Reply
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Gretchen on Jun 06, 2013It might be faster to cut off a bad limb and take it into your County Extension office. They will have you fill out a form and an agent will look at it carefully (or send it to a lab for tests) and they will get back to you with recommendations. Your extension office generally performs these tests for free - especially if you take the sample to them.Helpful Reply
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Catherine Smith on Aug 17, 2013Agree with Gretchen, but see if your extension agent will come out and have a look. What does the trunk and bottom of the tree look like? I don't think this is canker, but it does look like some type of fungal infection, at least from what I can see.Helpful Reply
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Lori on Nov 05, 2013Might be fire BlightHelpful Reply
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Linda Weeks on Feb 09, 2014noticed you mentioned that it was near the driveway - any possibility that salt spread on the driveway has gone to the plant and damaged the root system? We have had so much snow this year!Helpful Reply
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Patricia Martin on Apr 06, 2014Looks like fire blight. I lost a pear tree to this. No known cure that I know of. Can cut out the infected limbs but must sterilize your clippers in between cuts or else you will spread it.Helpful Reply
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Lisa S on May 23, 2014we had some trees that did that last year but this year they are goodHelpful Reply
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