Apple has light green leaves: what explains it and what to do?
The apple tree is one of the most popular and beloved trees of domestic gardeners. The fruit of the fruit tree is loved by both adults and children.Especially tasty and useful are natural apples grown on a tree located in the garden and devoid of chemical additives and impurities. However, sometimes there are troubles and unforeseen cases. What should you do if the leaves of your homemade apple tree become light or yellow? What does it mean, how to deal with it - we will tell in our material.
Description and causes of the problem
The main thing is to notice negative changes in time. To do this, you need to systematically carefully examine the fruit tree. So, you found that the color of the leaves of your apple began to change - bright green leaves began to turn pale, turn yellow, wither and become covered with spots. Let's try to make out the reasons for this phenomenon:
- the presence of the disease in plants (a part of a tree or a plant can get sick completely);
- improper care (for example, the apple is not enough feeding);
- excess moisture (small pale spots appear);
- frostbite of the leaves of a young apple tree;
- lack of nitrogen, potassium and other trace elements (the leaves become light green);
- insufficient lighting;
- spider mite (for this reason, the leaves of the tree usually lighten in June-July);
- defeat by thrips or nematodes;
- fungal diseases.
Remedies
We have analyzed the reasons for blanching the leaves of an apple tree, now let's talk about how to eliminate them. It is obvious that the method of troubleshooting depends on the cause of its occurrence.
- If the cause of the violation of the color of the foliage was the appearance of the disease, then it is necessary to conduct a course of treatment of the apple tree.
- If it became clear that the tree consumes too much moisture, you need to change the mode of irrigation (intensity and frequency). Otherwise, the apple tree may simply rot.
- Frostbite of leaves - a common cause of stains and pale bloom. .
Undoubtedly, it is quite difficult to deal with sudden sharp frosts. However, taking various measures to protect the tree from the cold on the eve of the onset of winter is a mandatory measure
- The shortage of various microelements is eliminated by simply feeding the tree and feeding nutrients into the soil (you can additionally feed the plant with nitrogen, magnesium, potassium, boron).
- The problem of lack of light is quite difficult to solve. If you planted an apple tree in a dark area of the garden, then an already grown tree will be difficult to transplant. In this regard, should be responsible approach to planting trees.
- To eliminate a spider mite, whose spider can be found on the back of a sheet, special treatments should be carried out with special means.
- Spraying will save the apple tree from thrips and some other pests.
- Remove the fungus by removing damaged parts (branches).
Preventive measures
As you know, prevention is the best treatment. That is why, in order to avoid dealing with the problems that have already formed, one should initially be wisely involved in planting and caring for a tree. So, it is necessary to choose the right place for disembarkation and provide the necessary care: feeding, spraying, moisturizing, protection from the oncoming cold weather.
You will learn more about the prevention of apple diseases in the following video.