bumps on honeygold apple tree leaves - Ask Extension
what is the best treatment for apple trees this time of year after the blossoms just dropped?
the leaves have these bumps on them that we've never se...
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bumps on honeygold apple tree leaves #869512
Asked May 21, 2024, 6:02 PM EDT
what is the best treatment for apple trees this time of year after the blossoms just dropped?
the leaves have these bumps on them that we've never seen before
Carver County Minnesota
Expert Response
Thank you for writing.
These look like leaf galls, essentially a tiny insect bites the leaf and a bacteria or virus infects cells causes a small tumor. This is not a signfiicant illnesss. some cases of over waering can look like that . https://mortonarb.org/plant-and-protect/tree-plant-care/plant-care-resources/plant-galls/
Leaf edema can also look lilke this but it always tyrb brown as water swelled cells in the leaf die. https://extension.usu.edu/planthealth/ipm/notes_orn/list-treeshrubs/oedema
I think it is galls. Send me another pic in a week.
These look like leaf galls, essentially a tiny insect bites the leaf and a bacteria or virus infects cells causes a small tumor. This is not a signfiicant illnesss. some cases of over waering can look like that . https://mortonarb.org/plant-and-protect/tree-plant-care/plant-care-resources/plant-galls/
Leaf edema can also look lilke this but it always tyrb brown as water swelled cells in the leaf die. https://extension.usu.edu/planthealth/ipm/notes_orn/list-treeshrubs/oedema
I think it is galls. Send me another pic in a week.
Thanks for the info. We always get spots on the apples from an insects. What do you recommend for that?
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On May 21, 2024, at 5:23 PM, Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:
Thank you for writing back. I would need a better description or photograph of the spots to answer you.
This may be helpful.
https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/sooty-blotch-and-flyspeck#:~:text=Sooty%20blotch%20and%20flyspeck%20usually,the%20surface%20of%20the%20apple.&text=Both%20fungi%20are%20limited%20to,and%20do%20not%20cause%20rot.
This may be helpful.
https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/sooty-blotch-and-flyspeck#:~:text=Sooty%20blotch%20and%20flyspeck%20usually,the%20surface%20of%20the%20apple.&text=Both%20fungi%20are%20limited%20to,and%20do%20not%20cause%20rot.
