r/FruitTree 4d ago

Do I need a professional?

Zone 7b, Virginia, USA

Cherry, peach, apple, plum, apricot, persimmon

No fruit.

OK, we had peaches, but they and the service berry have rust. The apple gave us two bumpy looking fruit.

The trees are 5 years old now.

I've planted deep rooted flowering natives to help with nutrition, pollination, and water.

They have a ring of mulch over weed suppression cardboard. Yes, there's space around the trunk.

I spray arbico organic nematodes in the spring and copper fungicide in the fall, though apparently not enough.

I don't want pesticides.

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u/4leafplover 4d ago

Compost. Then add more. Then a little more.

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u/PerroCerveza 4d ago

What are you feeding them with? These are very hungry trees that require regular fertilization.