Q&A – Before my peaches ripen, they shrivel up into brown garbage. What is going on?
Question:
I have some 10-year-old peach, plum, apricot, and nectarine trees. Before the fruit is half grown it shrivels up into a hard, brown piece of garbage. I haven’t sprayed them the way I should – but it’s hard to believe that they would do so bad just from missing the right time to spray. How can I keep my fruit trees from producing hard little brown fruits?
Answer:
This is brown rot. Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison says you need to spray peaches, plums and nectarines to keep the fruit free from the fungus that causes brown rot. Mike outlines the spray schedule for stone fruits, starting before bloom and continuing to the end of the season. Mike referred to the home orchard spray schedule that can be found here (peaches are on page 5)
Related Resources:
Brown Rot on Tree Fruit in the Home Orchard
Introduction to brown rot of stone fruit
I have some 10-year-old peach, plum, apricot, and nectarine trees. Before the fruit is half grown it shrivels up into a hard, brown piece of garbage. I haven’t sprayed them the way I should – but it’s hard to believe that they would do so bad just from missing the right time to spray. How can I keep my fruit trees from producing hard little brown fruits?
Answer:
This is brown rot. Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison says you need to spray peaches, plums and nectarines to keep the fruit free from the fungus that causes brown rot. Mike outlines the spray schedule for stone fruits, starting before bloom and continuing to the end of the season. Mike referred to the home orchard spray schedule that can be found here (peaches are on page 5)
Related Resources:
Brown Rot on Tree Fruit in the Home Orchard
Introduction to brown rot of stone fruit