Blooms late mid-season. All apple trees are susceptible to summer diseases called fly speck and sooty blotch. These diseases discolor only the surface of the apple, though they can be quite unsightly. A thorough scrubbing with a cloth and water will remove most of the discoloration. A fungicide, such as Captan, can be applied every 2 weeks from early July until 2 weeks before harvest, though we recommend tolerating the fly speck and sooty blotch or scrubbing it off.
All apple trees are susceptible to insect attack.
We recommend the insecticide Imidan be applied at flower petal fall and again 10-14 days later. To control apple maggot fly, hang sticky red spheres at the end of June until harvest.