Unit B: Establishing a Fruit Garden

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Unit B: Establishing a Fruit Garden Lesson 5: Fertilizing Fruit and Nut Trees 1 Deficiency Symptoms Review

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Deficiency Symptoms of Fruit and Nut Trees

Unit B: Establishing a Fruit Garden

Lesson 5: Fertilizing Fruit and Nut Trees1Deficiency Symptoms ReviewPlease note:Every fruit will display some special characteristics when experiencing a particular deficiency. For example, a copper deficiency in apple has different characteristics than pear.These slides only show the general characteristics to look for.Use TM: B5-2 as a reference while observing these slides. 2Nitrogen3

Nitrogen4

Nitrogen deficiency causing leaf drop on fruit trees. Phosphorus5

Potassium6

Calcium7

Apple calcium deficiency appears as slightly sunken round blemishes, more numerous at blossom end.Magnesium8

SulfurSulfur deficiencies are hard to diagnose as they are very similar to Nitrogen- yellow leaves, poor fruiting. The only difference is sulfur deficiency begins in younger leaves. 9Boron10

Boron11

Boron deficienct cherry showing dieback of shoot terminals.

Copper12

Chlorine13

Iron14

Manganese15

MolybdenumMolybdenum deficiency is hard to diagnose as it is very similar to Nitrogen. Also, Molybdenum is very rarely deficient. 16Zinc17