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grillmaster513 said: It's not a huge tree, should I manually remove all the leaves? I was concerned that may risk it's health. Or should I wait until the winter?

As said to speed up leaf drop fertilize with urea and zinc. Foliar sprays act faster, just don't buy gallons of them to avoid wasting money.

Scab doesn't kill apple trees: it weakens them, meaning next season they may produce fewer/smaller apples, and much more critically spoils the fruits. For farmers scab apples are unsellable and don't expect them to be palatable.