I am a great believer in pruning out diseased leaves in these cases and with pests such as aphid, cutting out shoots dripping with aphid - in the manner of doing the same pinching out blackfly on broad bean shootsReplyDeleteRepliesSue GarrettSeptember 15, 2013I have now moved on to the pear trees, RogerDeleteReplyDamoSeptember 13, 2013They are looking healthy, I am thinking of starting a fruit garden