Saturday, July 23, 2016

Oak Diseases

I ran across this post on the PennState Extension site with a comprehensive table of diseases common among oak trees. It includes a description of the disease, symptoms, pathogens, management, and pictures. You'll want to bookmark this page if you have oak trees.. just say'n.

Disease Symptoms Pathogen/Cause Management Anthracnose During wet weather, young leaves are blighted as bud break occurs or large dead areas form between the leaf veins primarily on lower branches. Winter twig dieback may occur. Slightly raised, brown dots (fungal fruiting structures) form on the lower surface of leaves and [...]

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