The pictures help. It appears that the onset of the problem was some weeks ago.
Holes in the apple in my experience are due to a "poke" by a limb or an insect such as a codling moth. Dehydration, interior mold, and miscellaneous insect traffic subsequent to the initial hole will widen the hole. The bottom picture on the left with the flattened sides is reminiscent of bitter rot. The one on the right looks more like black rot. If a rot has already started on an apple, nothing you can treat them with will arrest the rot. Refrigeration will slow it down. Summer rots especially if preceded by insect holes are a major problem in the hot wet SE US. Bill On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Dave and Janice Green <greenthi...@sc.rr.com> wrote: > > From: "Bill Shane" <sh...@msu.edu> > >>> A picture of your fruit would be invaluable for diagnosis. > > Thank you all for your responses. It helps my learning curve a lot! > > I put up photos and an amplified version of this query at > http://hemingwaysouthcarolina.com/apple/southernapple.html if this would > help any. > > Thanks again, > > Dave > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard > <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements > <webmas...@virtualorchard.net>. > > Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent > "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the > content. > > > > > > -- Bill Shane District Extension Educator SW Mich Res & Extension Center Michigan State University 1791 Hillandale Rd, Benton Harbor, MI 49022 269-944-1477 x 205; 269-208-1652 cell -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements <webmas...@virtualorchard.net>. Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the content.
