Wonder if anyone could shed any light on what have attacked our fruit trees. We live in Essex, in a rural area with farmland back and front.
We have two apple, a Lord Lambourn eating and a Lord Derby cooker. We also have a Concord pear tree and a young cherry tree.
This year they have all be attacked by some pest. The leaves have all been badly eaten and also the blossom.
Usually the Lord Derby is a prolific cropper but it looks as if most, if not all the blossom has been killed off.
We have not noticed anything specific on the trees and wonder if it is just a side effect of the unseasonably warm weather we had in March & April. There is also some evidence of rust .
In addition, our next door neighbour has just told us she thinks her trees have canker and wonder if this the cause of our trouble.
We were away for two weeks in March getting back about the 20th.
Any suggestion much appreciated.
We have two apple, a Lord Lambourn eating and a Lord Derby cooker. We also have a Concord pear tree and a young cherry tree.
This year they have all be attacked by some pest. The leaves have all been badly eaten and also the blossom.
Usually the Lord Derby is a prolific cropper but it looks as if most, if not all the blossom has been killed off.
We have not noticed anything specific on the trees and wonder if it is just a side effect of the unseasonably warm weather we had in March & April. There is also some evidence of rust .
In addition, our next door neighbour has just told us she thinks her trees have canker and wonder if this the cause of our trouble.
We were away for two weeks in March getting back about the 20th.
Any suggestion much appreciated.