If you are planning to plant fruit trees this spring, be sure to keep disease resistance in mind when you select varieties to grow. For example, Freedom, Liberty, Macfree, and Priscilla are all apple varieties that show good resistance to apple scab, fire blight, powdery mildew, and cedar apple rust. Contender, Starfire, and Blazing Star are peach varieties that show excellent bacterial leaf spot resistance. For more on growing fruit trees go to bit.ly/1aOSWtl
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:56:56 +0000