What is this on my apple tree and what should I do about it

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  1. hi2u_uk

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    I mean the white stuff
     

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    It's Woolly Aphid, if you can reach it brush it off with a soap or detergent solution.
     
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    Oh ok just read this. I chopped off the whole branch
     
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    Over reaction and why on earth not wait for an answer and advice?
     
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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      You could of chopped it off before posting.:scratch:
       
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        Bizarre!
         
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