Youretheguy
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Is there anyone else that presses apples from their own trees? If so, what do you spray to keep the pests at bay? All my fruit trees seem to have this lichen looking fungus on the trunk and branches. Some of the leaves also have rusty looking spots on them too.
To be frank my parents planted the trees 26 years ago and they never really pruned or sprayed them so they are quite overgrown for fruit purposes. Last year the two trees produced at least 2,000 lbs of apples but this year there is only one measly Frankinapple. The whole reason I started making cider was because of last years yield and because it came out so good I don't intend on stopping. Any info is much appreciated.
Oh yeah and I should mention I only know the species of one of the trees. One has the telltale lumps of the red delicious and the other is unknown.
To be frank my parents planted the trees 26 years ago and they never really pruned or sprayed them so they are quite overgrown for fruit purposes. Last year the two trees produced at least 2,000 lbs of apples but this year there is only one measly Frankinapple. The whole reason I started making cider was because of last years yield and because it came out so good I don't intend on stopping. Any info is much appreciated.
Oh yeah and I should mention I only know the species of one of the trees. One has the telltale lumps of the red delicious and the other is unknown.