Apple Scab Identification

If you have apple or crabapple trees, then you may worry about apple scab. Scab is caused by a fungus that can result in early leaf drop and poor fruit production. The defoliation can put serious stress on the trees and eventually cause some serious issues. This disease has a tendency to show up year after year because it overwinters on any fallen leaves that were infected and releases it’s spores back up into the tree in the spring. (more…)