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ROTTEN APPLES

We have one 'Lord Derby' and one 'Cox' type tree. They both had a similar problem last year − some apples grew but then rotted on the tree.

Martin & Sally Blackmore, Lewes

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Symptoms such as those shown on your apples are normally due to a secondary infection, often arising from initial bird or wasp

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