donut peach tree (forum)

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I have just about had enough of trying to grow angel peach trees. I have 2 in big pots for over 2 years. I get small fruit and then they drop off. I have now found blobs of jelly coming out of the branches and again the fruit are gone. No I bought the trees for Brisbane climate and was assured that they will grow here. Well they aren't. So is this a case of "not fit for the purpose in which they were bought"? Any suggestions?

Time: 5th December 2010 11:45am

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snottiegobble says...
Janelle, your trees have gummosis which is a fungal infection. They can be treated with copper based fungicide, but after losing a mature apricot & almond to gumnosis inspite of frequent spraying & surgery I believe it is better to pull out any prunus affected & replace with a non-prunus fruit tree.
When the trees are badly affected even the kernels will oose resin & spoil the flesh of the fruit. Maybe thats why your fruit are dropping early!

Time: 5th December 2010 2:51pm

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kert says...
Gummosis is a symptom not a diagnosis . It can occur from water stress ,insect attack ,heat stress. It can also occur with a disease called bacterial canker which as the name suggests is bacterial not "fungal" The bacteria involved are Pseudomonas and they do repond to a limited extent with copper sprays.

Time: 6th December 2010 9:52am

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kert says...
Another thing > Daley's sold two versions of the donut peach ,high and low chill . You may have ended up with the high chill one.

Time: 6th December 2010 12:49pm

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