One of these potential impediments is diseases, which, unfortunately, are all too common in fruit trees. And if the fruit that your tree produces turns out rotted, shriveled, or discolored, it ...

The soil pH in many home gardens is too acidic for peach trees to thrive and needs to be raised to around 6.5. Repeat the soil test every two to three years, adding additional amendments as needed.

Peach trees need moist soil but are susceptible to fungal disease, so not waiting long enough for the soil to dry out can cause drooping leaves, slow growth, and other adverse reactions.

A: Peach leaf curl is a fungus disease that causes distorted, swollen and curled leaves and twigs. Infected leaves often drop early, and repeat infections usually kill the tree in two or three years.

Brown rot is a very common disease of peaches and usually causes a crop failure. To be successful with a home orchard, you will need to follow a strict pest- and disease-control program.

Leaves dropping from the tree is common, and at a glance these leaves may appear to be completely healthy (no brown or black spots) as the petiole of the leaf is sometimes the only affected part ...

M. Scortichini, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PREDISPOSING FACTORS OF SOME MAJOR BACTERIAL DISEASES OF STONE AND NUT FRUIT TREES SPECIES, Journal of Plant Pathology, Vol. 92, Supplement 1: RECENT ADVANCES IN THE ...