Flyt peck-Infected Fruit on Summer 

 Pruned and NorvPruned Treea 



Flyspeck Lesions on Summer Pruned 

 and Non-Pruned Trees 



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Figure 4. The effects of summer pruning on flyspeck intensity and severity. 



on September 19. The summer-pruned trees significant value in managing flyspeck and 



had only half the flyspeck of controls, and fruit other summer diseases. This is particularly 



which were infected had smaller lesions than true in New England, where the summer-dis- 



controls (Figure 4). ease pressure is significantly less than it is in 



We believe that summer pruning may be of the Southeast and Middle Atlantic region. 



From Barry, P. 1872. Barry't Fruit Garden. 

 Orange Judd and Company, New York. 



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Fruit Notes, Winter, 1991 



