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Apple Scab
Apple Scab is a foliar disease that affects many crabapple varieties in the southeast Michigan area. As the Apple Scab spores form, lesions develop a velvety brown appearance on the leaves of the crabapple tree. As leaves age and the disease progressed, they turn yellow and fall from the tree starting in early to mid summer. In some cases, susceptible crabapples and apples may be defoliated by late June. Although Apple Scab is not terribly injurious to trees, it can give the tree an unsightly appearance. However, yearly premature leaf drop on crabapple trees does cause stress. Apple Scab is highly dependent upon weather conditions, especially temperature and humidity. With our cool, wet spring weather we anticipate that there will be some degree of Apple Scab infection on susceptible cultivars every year.
Apple Scab Control
Control of Apple Scab is achieved through a series of fungicide treatments. Fungicide applications start soon after bud break and are repeated at 2 - 3 week intervals. Removing the infected, fallen crabapple leaves can help reduce the spread of Apple Scab. However, Apple Scab is so common, and spores so readily dispersed, that infection is still likely to occur. If you have a susceptible crabapple species in your landscape it will probably need to be sprayed every year to reduce the level of Apple Scab infection.
What Else Can Help Your Crabapple
When your crabapple tree loses its leaves too early in the summer the tree loses its ability to manufacture food for itself and it puts the tree under stress. Fertilizing your crabapple and spraying, when needed, to keep the tree free of insect pests will help keep your tree as healthy as possible
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What Our Customers Are Saying
Rick Stomps
Responsiveness, Punctuality, Quality, Value
Owen Tree Service did an outstanding job. The crew trimmed up the treeline and removed several. Did a great job of cleanup too. Extremely professional, informative, helpful & friendly. Thanks so much to the great crew - Ron, Skip, Tim & Doug ... you were incredible. Thanks so much. I'll tell folks about you! (BTW - the guys deserve a few extra $$)
Tim Nyquist
Responsiveness, Punctuality, Quality, Professionalism, Value
The folks at Owen Tree Service took such good care of my family. We had a massive tree fall on our house and cars, completely upending our lives, and Dave Kidd, Kay Sicheneder, and their whole crew working on it not only did a great job evaluating and removing, but also spent a good deal of time chatting with us, consoling us, offering advice, and generally putting our minds at ease. I sincerely appreciated everything they did for us and would highly recommend them if you’re looking for a good tree service. I can’t thank them enough.
Linda Janiszewski
Punctuality, Quality, Professionalism, Value
We are very happy with the work they did. We had a large birch tree trimmed that had power lines on each side. There were 4 workers and they worked well together as a team to get the job done. They cleaned up the yard around the tree and did a professional job. They also asked us if we liked it before they left. We would highly recommend Owen Tree Service!
Dean Hartman - Berrien County Drain Commission
Owen Tree Service provided a great value and service to our community. They helped us complete a difficult task of approximately 50 miles of needed treatment almost seamlessly. They were very easy to work with, followed and complimented our directive well. The owners along the areas that were serviced, passed on very nice regards for their team. We were very impressed with Owen Tree Service (as well as the community) and look forward to using their services again this coming year and beyond.
Andrew Lapeer
I hired Owen to do a tree removal and some pruning for me. Extremely happy with the care they used on my property. I am also using them for my lawn fertilization this year. Arborist seems very knowledgeable.
Brandon Rowley
Professionalism
Great people and they always do a nice job. We have used Owen Tree Service for years for various things like tree trimming and lawn care.