I'm sure this has been addressed in various other places, but I would like some help with the continued rehabilitation of a large (15 ft tall, 25 ft wide, main trunk about 18 inches diameter), old apple that came with the home we now own. It was in rough shape 4 years ago, but we had it professionally pruned and I've been keeping after it myself since then, trimming the spouts mostly and treating it more and more consistently. Last year I managed to get a few apples and confirmed that they are good, although I don't know the variety.

This season, I managed to do an early dormant spray and did Liqui Cop and Bonide Fruit Tree Spray, each once a little after green tip. That was the last application of anything.

The results have been spectacular so far. The tree was loaded with blossoms, the leaves look great for the most part, and now we have many beautiful looking clumps of fruit forming.

What I'm looking for is advice on how to proceed from this point forward to preserve the fruit. We're not great fans of serious chemicals, although we will use as necessary, but I'm thinking that I can get away from the Captan at this point if I treat regularly with neem oil and/or other organic/reasonably safe products.

There are a few leaves with what looks like some kind of fungus, but things will probably be pretty dry from here on out, and I understand that Liqui Cop may damage the fruit if applied after bloom. I did just hit it today with the Bonide Parafin based all season dormant oil and was thinking of applying neem oil after the bees go to bed.

Any thoughts from those with experience?

We're in zone 5, if that matters.