Sickly greengage tree

josusa47

My four year old greengage tree produced its first fruit this year, only three, and small, but so delicious!  Now the tree looks poorly, the leaves are turning pale and yellowish.  I don't think it's just preparing for autumn, I haven't seen it like this before, and my other six fruit trees are their normal green.  I took pictures but at present the site won't let me post them.  Any ideas please?

ZeroZero1

First signs of autumn are now showing, which is natrual. So chill, and look forward to next year  

Lyn

The photos are working, must be problem at your end Jo. 🙂

Dovefromabove

I find prunus are often often among the first to turn, and their leaves do turn pale and then yellow ... blackthorn hedges, damsons and cherryplums are beginning to turn here in Norfolk ... it’s the beginning of autumn ... nothing to be concerned about. 

josusa47

Sorry, but I'm still anxious.  I've had it four years and it's never looked like this before.  I have a plum, two cherries and three apples, which are all still summer green.  I'm wondering if it could be suffering a mineral deficiency.

Dovefromabove

Any any luck with a photo now ?

josusa47

I've been reading up about intervenous chlorosis, and it fits, so I am dosing it with nettle tea.

BobFlannigon

It's almost definitely not that, with that condition the yellowing is gradual and uniform across the entire tree.  What you've described just sounds like it's getting ready to drop it's leaves for winter. 
I have several fruit trees; one plum has gone bright yellow; my green gauge has shed about half its leaves already; and the rest are as green as they were last month.