Fruits and Nuts: Young Pluot Tree: is it diseased?, 1 by prabal

prabal wrote:
Hello,

In Feb I received a bareroot Pluot tree that I ordered. It is the dwarf Dapple Dandy variety. I planed it in my backyard where it gets partial shade (no afternoon sun). I think I followed the grower's instructions very carefully when planting.

I saw new leaves coming out within just a couple of weeks. They initially looked healthy. But over the last several days, I'm seeing that the leaves are curling backward. I inspected the back side of the sick leaves. No signs of insects. The soil is not dry, and it's not wet. Temperature has been hovering around low 40s at night and mid 60s during the day.

I called the nursery and was told not to worry. But when I asked what's causing this, I did not get a clear answer.

The only other thing worth mentioning is that after about two weeks after I planted the tree, I realized that I had planted it too close to the fence and so I carefully lifted it and planted it in a nearby location. Not sure if that caused a lot of stress. It being a very young tree, I was not too concerned doing it.

I attached a picture of a branch with some infected leaves. Sorry, it's not very good. I will also attach a picture of the site to give you a general idea of where the tree is planted. The lawn gets watered by sprinkler (once in three days at this time of year). I do not water the Pluot separately.

Thank you for your help!