After 3 years two of my semi-dwarf apple trees suddenly died!! Both trees were about 5 feet tall and have blossomed the last two years, (these are supposed to be fruit bearing trees). Now both have died. The odd this is that they "rotted" at the dase of the tree. My wife was able to break both off easily. There were ants living in one but I didn't find any in the other. Any suggestions? There are two other apple trees in the same area that seem to be doing fine. Thanks. David

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David Wallace
Owner/Operator, Maine-ly Bees
Bowdoinham, Maine

If you weedwack to close to the base and damage the bark that can do it too. BF killed a couple of fruit trees that way. Insists it wasnt him.(As I watch him do it) My neighbor uses weed killer around the base of his trees so no wacking is neccesary. You can also cut a coffee can open at both ends and down one side to put a sleeve around the trunk so the can gets wacked and not the bark.

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