Animal or pest ravaging my fruit trees?
Alison 20
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The apple also has a soft white fluff on the bark. There's no oozing the bark is dry. Any ideas?
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Alison 20
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Alison 20
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Alison 20
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Alison 20
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Could it be cats using them to sharpen their claws? You could protect them using tree guards which work against cats, rabbits and deer.
By the way, that fluffy white stuff is woolley aphid and can be removed with a stiff brush.
Shame the cat didn't scratch it off while it was about it
If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
ah ok ill try the tree guard. That will be a relief if it is just a pesky cat. Funny though as its in a walled garden and never spotted a cat during daylight. Must be sneaking in at night.