How to Treat & Prevent Fire Blight in Your Apple and Pear Orchard

[@Tribulation_Harvest]

I'm relaxing in the quietness of it all while I watch you spraying the tree. The frogs in the distance, the dove singing, the sound of your shoes on the ground, the soft hiss of the spraying, the huge drops of water reflecting light from the setting sun. Quiet and peaceful. A huge difference from city life with all the road traffic, emergency vehicle sirens, people noises, etc...

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Living in the country definitely has it's perks. The quiet peacefulness is too great to describe. Nature's sounds are also soothing.

[@KeepingItDutch]

Oh my gosh you was standing down wind lol. Great how to video bro, keep up the great work, hope you get some nice big apples this year.

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

That's why I was wearing the proper gear.

[@arthurdewith7608]

Bend those limbs down thats what my relatives do in holland to promote fruiting

[@ClearCreekCabinMiniFarm]

Hi - It's 5 years later - Have you found this product to be very effective for Fire Blight? Are yu still having to treat yur trees for it? Or is it under control? Thanks in advance....

[@jerriewyatt905]

We’ve had this problem with our pear trees but didn’t know what to use on it.. thanks for the info..

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Thanks for watching

[@GermanShepherdDaphne]

This is awesome! I have this on my apple tree 🍎

[@rubysrue7071]

Good video, I'm learning something new every time I watch your channel.

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Thanks for watching

[@robthompsonfarm3902]

Awesome video Kevin. Thankyou.

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Good tips. Thanks for the info 👍

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Thanks

[@bonnie3994]

I was wondering what that was,,I have a tree that die because of that mess,,THANK YOU for GREAT INFORMATION,,GREAT VLOG🤗

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Thank you for watching

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Good information Kevin ! Thanks for sharing !

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Thanks for watching

[@bryangardner2365]

I have an apple tree that has a severe amount of fire blight. I was going to cut it down, saw your video and just are red Salome fertilize for next spring. Thanks

[@margadanks4528]

Kevin u should put a fruit tree right by ur septic tank, I swear I had a Washington delicious apple tree , and the apples on that tree was big as huge grapefruits, n so juicy too, in fact that tree was so loaded with fruit every year even though I braced the branches up with 2x4 one year it split 1 third of the tree, clear down to the ground, but we cleaned all that up and put a sealer where it had split, n the next year u couldn’t even tell the tree had been injured at all. I loved that tree, it produced so many apples I’d fill my freezer the neighbors freezer, n lots of friends too, off of just one tree, omg, I loved that tree, and so did the deer, raccoons, etc. lol I always had deer coming in the yard eating apples. How beautiful they always were.

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Wow that sounds amazing.

[@rawfoodwriter]

You and your family were fertilizing those apples 😂💩

[@jackywaldon359]

The tree blooms are looking good after this cold snap. I've never heard of the spray that you are using. I like eating pears raw and like pear preserves.

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Pears are great!

[@mundoamericano596]

Did it works?

[@inglis7086]

As a Fruit farmer among other animals it stays in hedges as well and invests your fruit trees - when you get fire blight you cut it off and burn the branches do not put them in your compost pile as it will not get rid of the problem it will just reinfect your trees - we had 260 acres of fruit trees and we cut down all the hedges to reduce the problem

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Thanks for the tips

[@shawnalbarghouthi4113]

Is there a specific time of the year to cut them, or the sooner the better? I’m in San Antonio TX and it just started on my pear trees

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Cool video! Forgive me if I missed the answer to this question in the video, but is this used as a preventative or only if your trees already have fire blight? Thanks for the info!

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

It is actually used for both. It is used as a preventive and is also used to treat apple or pear trees that already has the fire Blight. If your tree already has it, then you can cut the limb back 6" from where the fire Blight is. Then administer the spray solution. The way fire blight is spread is from one infected tree to another by pollinators.

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Hidden Heights Farm ok, thank You very much for the info! We just planted 11 fruit trees last fall and I want to learn as much as I can about caring for trees as possible.

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

@@SawyerRidgeFarm awesome. We have lost several new pear trees in the past from this disease. So we cut them down started over and will continue to use this method to try and keep our trees healthy. Good luck with yours!

[@SawyerRidgeFarm]

Hidden Heights Farm Thank You! 😊

[@HewettHomestead]

Thats good to know Kevin. Does that stuff kill the blight if its already on the tree or just prevent it from starting?

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Yes you cut it back 6" from the infection on the limb then administer the same way as I did. It works as a preventive measure or spot treatment.

[@arthurdewith7608]

Retreat after every rain

[@faithbuller4086]

Thanks Kevin, I just noticed one of my 🍎 apple trees ( I have 4) has Fireblight. I needed a name of something to spray with

[@YolklahomaRocks]

Nicely done. We haven't had any fire blight. Hope this takes care of yours. I am under the impression that pruning off the infected branches and burning them was the only way to get rid of it. Have you had any Cedar Apple rust? It will get apple and pear trees.

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Yes you can prune and burn to get rid of any infected trees. No we haven't had cedar apple rust yet.

[@YolklahomaRocks]

@@HiddenHeightsFarm is the product used to prevent it or cure it?

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

@@YolklahomaRocks Both... Here I am using it as a preventive measure. If you already have fire blight then you cut back the limb 6" from the infection. After you remove all the "black" leaves and such then you can administer the spray the same way. Then repeat as per instruction label says.

[@YolklahomaRocks]

@@HiddenHeightsFarm that's awesome. We have dealt with cedar apple rust and we are proactive before it comes. Thanks for the info. Need to get some just in case we need it.

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

@@YolklahomaRocks Good job staying proactive.

[@Justin-hn1ik]

Does anybody know a substitute for Ferti-Lome? It seems like I can't order it online in Michigan.

[@barrybri]

Fire blight usually shows up on the new growth,leaves and tips of branches on my Bartlett pear trees in the Spring after rainy weather.My Seckel pear trees rarely have any fire blight problems and then it is just a few new leaves or 3" of new growth.I added a Moonglow pear about 3 years ago,several Hood and Pineapple pear trees last year and I haven't had any damage to them yet.I grafted Seckel,Warren,Hosui,Red Anjou,Summercrisp, and Moonglow onto a wild seed pear tree 4 years ago and I haven't noticed any fire blight problems on that tree either.I added a Comice pear this Spring. I would recommend adding a Seckel pear tree to your orchard and learn how to graft fruit trees. Good Luck!

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Wow sounds like you have a lot of pear trees.

[@shugatoast7844]

I purchased an electric fogger for about 200 bucks, holds 2 gallons of solution. A gas mask respirator is a must. I can fog my entire orchard in no time

[@allakovalska2598]

Do u have to cut off diseased branches? Or you spray over the dead twigs and burnt leaves?

[@joshd.6820]

I noticed you had a beehive right next to your pear trees. This spray requires treatment when the flowers are in bloom, meaning, when the bees are also foraging on these blossoms for pollen and nectar. Did you notice any adverse affects on the bees? I ask because I have beehives near my apple trees. I will spray at night when the bees are not foraging to hopefully prevent adverse affects on bees.

[@fruitful7753]

I'm wondering, did it work? you sprayed the tree, but that doesn't mean it works. Did it stop fire blight? Do you have any proof it works?

[@tammysarrazin7078]

so this stuff is not organic ?? and with all that gear is it still safe if the goats or deer nibble it ??

[@inglis7086]

even "organic" stuff you would put protection on -- you would not want stock near it to eat the product as they eat the tree - it does wear off over time to make it "safe" again -

[@tammysarrazin7078]

@@inglis7086 i know nothing about trees so i figure if i ask some one will tell me ty for the info i try to learn something every day hugsssss

[@cindynicholson3270]

Hey thanks for the info Kevin! We have a fruitless pear tree in our backyard and it gets those spots on the leaves like your talking about. We had a guy come out two years ago and he sprayed all of our trees in the backyard. He scolded me for having a bird feeder hanging from one of the big big trees!! He told me I was causing the black spots on our tree and that if I didn’t get rid of it I would kill all the trees back there. Kevin is that true???? Now I can tell you we saw absolutely NO difference in our tree after he sprayed em. NONE! Granted we gave it like 2-3 months but even last year our pear tree still had the black leaves/spots!!! To spray our trees we would have to get a BIG BIG sprayer!!! Our biggest tree is a well darn I can’t remember now anyways it’s prob 30ft y’all it’s way over our house. But it’s never shown any signs of blight. It will put on it leaves which look a lot like sage then it will get little white/yellow flowers all over it and you can smell it all over the neighbor hood!!! Man it’s SWEET!!! But looks can be deceiving! It has thorns big thorns all over the branches!!! Yikes!!! Anyways thanks again for your info! We will get some medicine (haha) for our pear tree and treat ourselves. Now what’s your opinion on the birds?? I get blue birds, cardinals, robins, finches, etc.... will they kill my trees if I keep a feeder around!!!

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

No way... Birds don't harm trees, maybe woodpeckers. If anything birds are beneficial to trees. They help control the beetles and their larvae that burrow in the trees and kill them. If you have fruit trees with the black on them sometimes it takes multiple sprays for a treatment.

[@cindynicholson3270]

Thanks Kevin you rock!!!!

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

@@cindynicholson3270 anytime

[@tinamariegregory3130]

Thanks for sharing.

[@aaronbandy6661]

I think one of my crab apple trees got the fire blight, it's the only one that all the leaves have crisped up and is almost bare, I have two other crab apple trees and they are fine.

[@hobin1433]

How many times a year can you spray the pear or apple with the fire blight.. just learned this method and its fall season now ?

[@geod3589]

I'm new to this but my pear tree looked great a few weeks ago with nice beautiful blooms. It was just a few days later all the leaves started turning black. Looks like the tree will die.

[@KayGardinerAndrews]

G'day Kevin 🐨🇦🇺

[@larrymixer144]

Hey Kevin, Fire Blight on your Pom fruits is a fungal disease that has two host plants. It's other host is any of the juniperus evergreen species. Eastern Red Cedar is one of these common to your area. You may have seen the jelly fingers of this on these trees in moist periods common to spring. After they loose the spores are dispersed it turns into a hard nodule on the tree. These spores if blown to apples, pears and other poms become infected with the Fire Blight. We have an small orchard here on our farm and my cousin had a commercial orchard that was a fifth generation business and a century farm. Any way we would cut all the Eastern Red Cedars that grow wild to eliminate all within about an eight Mile to help prevent this. So if you can this can cut back on costs for spraying.

[@HiddenHeightsFarm]

Wow thanks for the info!

[@666Necropsy]

@larry mixer are you talking about cedar apple rust or fire blight?

[@roberhatube2366]

Fire light is bacterial. Not fungal

[@tavishbhimta3859]

I have kind of rusting and little black spots in pears. The skin is not clear and i can't figure out the cause..

[@skyangel6336]

What can I do if it already has fire blight

[@juliosdiy3206]

Ive never had any fireblight on my 3 euro pears 10 asian pears n 2 apples but japanese beetles r killing my apples.

[@margadanks4528]

U know what else I never sprayed that tree at all,

[@marygordon3032]

👍👍👍😎

[@joeg297]

It's not fire blight. It's from sulphuric acid being sprayed by aircraft to heat atmosphere. The black is black carbon from the reaction of the sulphuric acid in humidity/rainwater and the wood pulp.

[@Noahsoak]

Not plum? My plum looks like this. Browned, limp leaves, branches.

[@johnokonoski5723]

Plum trees and cherry trees can also get fire blight.

[@dewservices]

And it don't work. I can tell you that now.

[@liprippingwithblake5613]

Did it work?