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| Classification |
Appletree |
| Height: |
up to 10 m |
| Leaf: |
Leaf: wide elliptical (oval-shaped) |
| Bloom: |
white / pink |
| Fruit: |
stone-fruit |
| Branches: |
red brown |
| Bark: |
gray brown and scaly |
| Root: |
shallow root |
| Location: |
sun / partial shade |
| Diseases: : |
Appletree |
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| Cancer (Nectria galligena) |
| Fungi that leads to the breaking off of bark. Affected
twigs and branches should be removed and burned. If the trunk is affected,
then an expert should be called to remove canker. Photo |
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| Root excrescence |
| Tumors on the roots that are caused by bacteria
(Agrobakterium tumefaciens). Through the growths there is a lower
level of sap flow in the tree and therefore little growth and less
fruits. The bacteria lives for several years in the ground. Apple
or pear should not be planted on tainted ground. More
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