If the new leaves of your peach or nectarine tree become reddish, puckered and severely distorted, chances are that peach leaf curl is the culprit. This disease is caused by the fungus Taphrina ...

Q: I have a peach tree that is about 4 years old and it has been producing some really good peaches. Last year, it developed peach leaf curl in the spring. That summer, it didn’t produce much fruit, ...

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Q: I have a peach tree that keeps getting peach leaf curl every spring. I have sprayed the tree in past winters but my tree still gets badly infested. What am I doing wrong? A: Severely affected ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Peach leaf curl. Q: Last spring my peach tree leaves were red colored, wrinkled and distorted looking, and they turned yellow and ...

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If you have peach or nectarine trees, winter is the time to spray them to prevent peach leaf curl. Peach leaf curl is a fungal disease that attacks peaches and nectarines. It appears in spring, ...