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Fruit Tree Spraying Made Simple

Fruit Trees are wonderful in a home garden! However, to remain healthy and producing delicious fruit these trees will require regular care.

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Fruits with Pits

Apricots • Cherries • Nectarines • Peaches • Plums

January
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Trees are dormant - no leaves or buds Bonide Liquid Copper 2 Tbsp/gal except 4Tbsp/gal on cherries Kills bacterial blights, leaf curl and other fungal diseases. Spray the ground and branches thoroughly.
February
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Trees are dormant - no leaves or buds Bonide All Seasons Oil (Do not mix with copper spray.) 10 Tbsp/gal Kills overwintering insects (Scale, mites, aphids, codling moth, whitefly, etc.)
March
WHENSPRAYAMOUNTPURPOSE
When buds start to swell Bonide Liquid Copper @ 2 Tbsp/gal OR Bonide Fung-onil @ 1.5 Tbsp/gal Kills bacterial blights, leaf curl, and other fungal diseases. Spray the ground and branches thoroughly.
One week later Bonide Liquid Copper @ 2 Tbsp/gal OR Bonide Fung-onil @ 1.5 Tbsp/gal Kills bacterial blights, leaf curl, and other fungal diseases. Spray the ground, leaves and branches thoroughly.
After 2/3 of the flower petals have fallen Bonide Fruit Tree Spray 2.5 Tbsp/gal Keeps insects from attacking new fruit, prevents brown rot and blights.
April
WHENSPRAYAMOUNTPURPOSE
  Bonide Fruit Tree Spray (peaches, nectarines & cherries only) 2.5 Tbsp/gal Keeps insects from attacking new fruit, prevents brown rot and blights.
May
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  Bonide Fruit Tree Spray (peaches, nectarines & cherries only) 2.5 Tbsp/gal Keeps insects from attacking new fruit, prevents brown rot and blights.
October or November
WHENSPRAYAMOUNTPURPOSE
As soon as all the leaves fall off Bonide Liquid Copper @ 2 Tbsp/gal except 4 Tbsp/gal on cherries OR Bonide Fung-onil @ 1 Tbsp/gal Kills bacterial blights, leaf curl, and other fungal diseases. Spray the ground and branches thoroughly.

Fruits with Seeds

Apples • Asian Pears • Pears

January / February
WHENSPRAYAMOUNTPURPOSE
Trees are dormant - no leaves or buds Bonide All Seasons Oil 10 Tbsp/gal for apples & 7 Tbsp/gal for asian & domestic pears Kills scab and over-wintering insects.
March
WHENSPRAYAMOUNTPURPOSE
When branch tips show green tissue Bonide Fruit Tree Spray 1.5 Tbsp/gal Kills apple maggots, codling moth & other fruit damaging insects; rust, scab, mildew & assorted fruit rots. Spray the ground, branches and leaves thoroughly.
Two weeks later Bonide Fruit Tree Spray 2.5 Tbsp/gal Kills apple maggots, codling moth & other fruit damaging insects; aphids that cause distorted leaves; rust, scab, mildew & assorted fruit rots. Spray the ground, branches and leaves thoroughly.
April, May or June (depending on bloom time of specific variety)
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Most of the flower petals have fallen Bonide Fruit Tree Spray 2.5 Tbsp/gal Kills apple maggots, codling moth & other fruit damaging insects; rust, scab, mildew & assorted fruit rots. Spray the leaves and fruit thoroughly.
Two weeks after most of the flower petals have fallen Bonide Fruit Tree Spray 2.5 Tbsp/gal Kills apple maggots, codling moth & other fruit damaging insects; rust, scab, mildew & assorted fruit rots. Spray the leaves and fruit thoroughly.
Four weeks after most of the flower petals have fallen Bonide Fruit Tree Spray 2.5 Tbsp/gal Kills apple maggots, codling moth & other fruit damaging insects; rust, scab, mildew & assorted fruit rots. Spray the leaves and fruit thoroughly.

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