Spraying fruit trees - Ask Extension
When do you spray your apply ,apricot, cherry, plum , fig trees? Or can you send me like sprraying calendar?
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Spraying fruit trees #922704
Asked December 06, 2025, 4:45 PM EST
When do you spray your apply ,apricot, cherry, plum , fig trees? Or can you send me like sprraying calendar?
Lane County Oregon
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In general, I don't recommend spraying unless you know what you are spraying for. If you need help diagnosing pest problems, you can call or send photos to our Master Gardener Plant Clinic and they can help diagnose the problem and provide recommendations (contact: <personal data hidden> or<personal data hidden>). Figs and plums are relatively pest free in this region and usually do not need to be sprayed. Cherries have issues with fruit flies (spotted wing and western cherry) and are susceptible to diseases like shothole fungus and brown rot. Apples tend to have problems with codling moth and apple maggot. For more on pest management, including a schedule of practices, refer to this OSU Extension publication on Managing diseases and insects in home orchards: https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/ec-631-managing-diseases-insects-home-orchards
