Southern Michigan. I feel fairly confidant it's not bull thistle, and it's definitely not Canadian thistle. Is it a native one? I've got Canadian Thistle everywhere so I'm kind of over invasive thistles, but this all used to be corn field.
This is an Idared on dwarf rootstock. I haven't sprayed it at all this year, but it is well pruned in an open vase style. This is it's 3rd year since planting. I noticed the yellow and brown spots you can see on the older leaves, but these never leaves are curling though seemingly unaffected by the spots. I didn't water them this week, but we got a quarter inch of rain early in the week, and a full inch in the last 24 hours. It has been quite hot, but the soul didn't dry out enough for the nearby strawberries to look sad. I have 4 apple trees. The neighboring liberty looks unaffected, but the Empire and Gala also have curling leaves.
I have a section of property I've been slowly planting with native plants. The first year I put in a bunch of prairie rose, lead plant, and new jersey tea. I've spent the last couple years slowly putting in natives around the shrubs. I'm solarizing a patch between a rose and a lead plant. I've got a lot of quack grass, and I'm happy to watch it bake to death in this heat.
Located in south-central Michigan. I've got 4 peach trees I planted bare root 2 years ago. Last year they grew like crazy, but this year it looks like I might lose all but one of them. I don't know if it's a disease, or the volatile spring temps, or because i pruned them too early. Just wondering what happened and if I can save them. I don't want to make the same mistake again if it's a preventable issue. Thanks!