Tony F Dordogne Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Hi folksI've been helping a chum in their orchard today and have been picking apples. Both the red and black eating apples - not effected the others, the russets etc - have a strange black/grey marking on the skin, sort of looks like a dried something but it's on all the apples so not insect damage.We peeled a couple and the insides are just fine, they just look very unsightly.Anybody got any ideas what may have caused this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 I have a number of apple trees and 2 trees with the same gree variety of apples were just like yours. I had looked after the orchard well, spraying and using glue on the trunk etc., and they were laidened with fruit. Not sure what happened, but like you when peeled they looked normal and the taste was not affected. No one noticed when they were cooked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Could be a lot of things.I found a website that has lots of pictures of apple problems, maybe this will help.http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/wvufarm8.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedon Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 [quote user="Pierre ZFP"]Could be a lot of things.I found a website that has lots of pictures of apple problems, maybe this will help.http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/wvufarm8.html [/quote] Here is anotherhttp://www.hortnet.co.nz/publications/hortfacts/hf205001.htmI found another reference which said that apples without any skin markings and blemishes are a sign of a heavy use of pesticides! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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