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Sad Apple treee

My apple tree is looking sick.  Although it has a forming crop, the apples are marked.  Also some leaves are brown, some new shoots curled.  I have noticed a lot of ants on the tree.  Any suggestions as to how I could try to help it.  Thanks.

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 16,718
    Is it a new tree or a long established tree?

  • valpacevalpace Posts: 2
    It’s an old tree and previously fruited well
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,683
    Sounds like it has suffered a bad attack of aphids. Look inside the curled leaves and you should find the culprits, the ants are farming them.
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