Our Bramley is sick, its 30 years old lots of blossom but few apples and leaves are sparse except on the top, would it have suffered during the dry spell? Our soil acid dries out but none of the other trees have suffered. We have had a bumper crop each year and was expecting the same again because of the blossom and weather was good for setting,Is there anything I can do now water/ feed? All other fruit is ok and has cropped well.
There are other reasons for leaf drop, such as honey fungus or silver leaf, but when the foliage at the top is okay, it islikely to be apple scab, beacuse the scab disease likes dampness which is more prevalent lower down.
Try spraying for apple scab next year. More on this:Â Â https://gardenie.wpengine.com/gerrycategory/apple-scab/?id=5705