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Text and illustrations Plum weevil Conotrachelus nenuphar and associated damage

Sheet on Plum weevil sheet Conotrachelus nenuphar and associated damage to fruit

Oviposition scars in typical crescent shape on apple from Plum weevil Conotrachelus nenuphar

Grub of Plum weevil Conotrachelus nenuphar within a cherry

Apple damaged by Plum weevil Conotrachelus nenuphar showing oviposition scars, bumps, maggot holes, damage and rot.

Adult Plum weevil Conotrachelus nenuphar showing bumps on elytra and distinctive brown band

Sheet on Apple maggot fly Rhagoletis pomonella detailing life stages and fruit damage

Apple maggot sheet Rhagoletis pomonella with notes showing damage to fruit as a result of an infestation by this pest

Adult Apple maggot Rhagoletis pomonella showing distinctive marked wings and scutellum white spot

Apple maggot Rhagoletis pomonella adult and life cycle stages showing egg, larvae (maggot), and pupa

Adult Apple maggot Rhagoletis pomonella on apple damaged by oviposition scars and maggots

Apple damaged by apple maggot Rhagoletis pomonella showing maggot damage and rotting

Plum Prunus prunus pen and ink illustration with watercolour wash.  Showing details of half plum with stone, and white blossom on twig.

Sloes on spiny branch

Shrub showing habit and growth form

Plum Prunus domestica line drawing with detail of half fruit and plum blossom

Damson Prunus domestica subsp. insititia line drawing with details of fruit and blossom

Wild Plum Prunus domestica fruit and blossom

Damson fruit Prunus domestica individual lone fruit

Planting a fruit tree and providing it with suitable support

Example of a fruit tree grown into a bush pattern, in this case an apple

Examples of four different patterns of fruit tree trained growth type including espalier, step over espalier, dwarf pyramid, and a small standard. Apple trees.

Example of a fruit tree grown into a step over or low espalier type or pattern

Example of a fruit tree grown into a dwarf pyramid pattern