Brown Rot of Stone Fruit in Plant Doctor on Real World Gardener

 PLANT DOCTOR Brown Rot of Stone fruit <p>There’s plenty of cultivars of stone fruit trees that can fit into any size garden. Trixie and Pixie dwarf nectarine and peach trees have been around for years. “There’s even a nectarine tree classed as Super Dwarf called ‘ Peach Sunset” that is grafted onto super dwarfing rootstock to produce a more compact tree growing to around 1.5 m tall. This Nectarine is self fertile so only one tree is needed.</p> <ul><li>But before we get too carried away, what are the cons for growing stone fruit?</li> </ul> <ol><li>Is deciduous a con? Possibly, because stone fruit tree are deciduous so if you don't like the bare look in winter, stone fruit trees are not for you.</li> <li>Do you need two trees for fruit set? Not always so do your homework.</li> <li>Preventative spraying for peach leaf curl and  brown root of stone fruit may be needed.</li> </ol>Perhaps I'm preaching to the converted and you already grow stone fruit. Also perhaps, like me, you've never had a delectable harvest stolen from under your nose due to a fungal disease. <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjByqI1vFfZP4y9ckyiFvHajtigxlsAuBwACniyOBMAXHE3rM7aMDVat305pCzBwVlaTR1DK2ajbECZ7uIaz_kFh9ZbEhb3nuWfVO363NoQ0Ef3MbGM8nwFofNGO9vYSZ-7exqSa9oPM7fp3Bf2UOOSiqOr4W_rJlmZslUGFxdYidTGEKgEiHU5bCmoIA=s1080'></a>   Imagine this, ripe luscious fruit that you pick and place in your fruit bowl. A day later, the same fruit has inexplicably in part turned a mushy brown, soon to be consumed completely by the fungus.   <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG3jhsjGvp5p1eguxaqWaDCZL15ujNEPbzG-aWaRZRPSJ-HICeO_zWt4VPDfobolpetyUb0eMS-XvZTw7Ogd1uR563JxpvmGcVY1T2howuNQxtEOzQf0hVmM9G3LZp9VcjkNx-nAiiUgkHZaHRmuh9ANMk4W8l4aNsHCAWL57fTvFKXF_i6cJHZz-GTw=s636'></a> Or you have bunches of fruit on your tree and some of the start dropping off or look like in the image, with a brown sunken fungal growth. <ul><li>The bad news is, it's too late to do something about it now.</li> </ul> If y