Salt burn

left-arrow-sketch

General information

  • Also called tip burn
  • Often seen as the tree goes into flowering
  • Typically in areas with a lot of salts in the water, specifically salts like sodium and chloride
  • More obvious in years with low rainfall
  • Can cause leaf drop

Control methods

  • Leach salts fom the soil by applying good quality water
  • Cut out the branches most affected

home-sketch