Gene Deci
Shohin
This is an apple tree collected in Northern Michigan in2008. There were no other apple trees nearby and I have no idea what variety it is. It responded well to all the usual techniques. Then, last spring I noticed that the bark, especially on the smaller branches, was getting all wrinkly and even flaking off in spots. But the foliage was fine and otherwise it had a normal summer. This spring the bark is flaking off all over including some large pieces from the trunk. It is smooth and tan underneath, not like bark at all. I would think it was a fungus and lethal if the foliage wasn’t coming out as it normally does. What is going on?