First, a question: my apples have these grayish-brown spots on
them, most of which can be scrubbed off. Any idea what this would
be?
More importantly, we're getting apples! Edible apples in large numbers!
We'be had trhese two trees (a red delish and a yellow delish, both from
Stark Bros.) for about 10 years. Never got much of a crop, and they
tasted not good. I've always suspected a wild apple in a neighbor's
yard was sneaking over the fence and making whoopee with my trees.
But it died last year, and suddenly my apples taste like apples! I'm
even seeing some red on the red delish, which I understand rarely
happens in the south. But if I pick some that aren't quite ripe, will they
ripen off the tree?
And figs - a bumper crop!! My fig tree is bigger than ever, and *loaded*.
Harry
Hi Harry,
Sounds like sooty blotch. (I kid you not.) I got it on my apples one year;
it is treated by the same things that you would use for scab. As I
remember, it's not a threat to the tree, but really bad scab can be.
Esther
they
What kind of figs do you have, Harry? I've decided that fresh off the
tree figs are possibly my very favorite fruit. I have Celeste and
Alma. Celeste is still small, but I've had maybe 3 dozen this year. I
just planted Alma, so haven't had any from her.
Therese
East Texas, zone 8b
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Not sure what kind it is - my bush/tree is a piece from the fig bush
in my great aunt's yard in Union, MS, where it had hung around for
the past hundred years or so.
they
> ripen off the tree?
> And figs - a bumper crop!! My fig tree is bigger than ever, and
*loaded*.
It's probably a Turkey fig then. That seems to be the most common "old" fig in the south. Biggest my
Turkey figs get is about the size of a quarter in diameter and very sweet. Ripen to a red/brown with
an opening on the blossom end, the flesh is red and sweet.
George
Harry Boswell wrote:
I think it's Brown Turkey. Mine get a bit bigger than a quarter, but sound
like what you describe.
fig in the south. Biggest my
> Turkey figs get is about the size of a quarter in diameter and very sweet.
Ripen to a red/brown with
numbers!
> We'be had trhese two trees (a red delish and a yellow delish, both
from
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