Apple trees,brown leaves

sally63, Feb 25, 9:26am
All my apple tress have had their leaves turn brown and withered looking on one side only. This is extensive and was the side that was exposed to the storm this week. Could this be the cause or something more sinister?

sally63, Feb 25, 7:31pm
I googled it and it sounds like 'fire blight' but I am not sure if this exists in NZ or Australia?

dlmckay, Feb 25, 7:43pm
How far away from the coast are you? It could be burnt from salt.

kateley, Feb 25, 8:45pm
my first thought was salt spray, too

sally63, Dec 20, 2:16am
About 2 km. But I did notice after I picked up a fallen apple off the ground, that it tasted salty. So you may be right!