Cordon Apple Tree Update – Autumn 2025 Edition
We’ve had a terrific year for apples and the mature cordon trees on our allotment plot have been very productive indeed.
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Operation Cordon Rescue: Remedial Action vs Apple Canker
Three cordon apple trees infected by the dreaded apple canker – time to reach for a clean, sharp, pruning saw and get to work.
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Another Grafting #EpicFail – A ‘Family’ Tree, Killed by Canker
The best laid plans of orchardists gang aft aglay when apple tree diseases get involved, including my latest grafting experiment.
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Plot #79 Orchard Year in Review, 2021 Edition
We’ve had a mixed year on our allotment plot orchard. Here’s a round-up of the good, the bad and the downright ugly.
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More Canker! This Time on a Cordon Apple Tree
Another dose of apple canker, this time on a cordon tree and with an even more drastic remedy required.
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Emergency Late Apple Pruning for Canker Control
Pruning apple at this point in the season isn’t usually advised, but sometimes you have to cut to control a problem.
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Winter Pruning to Control Apple Canker
Sometimes a drastic tree health problem like apple canker requires a fairly drastic pruning remedy.
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Orchard Pest & Disease Watch, 2020 Edition
There are a few of the usual problems to keep an eye on in the orchard this year.
