Cytospora canker, or Valsa canker, the fungal cause of gummosis, affects stone fruit trees such as apricot, cherry, peach and plum. Cytospora infection is distinguishable from insect damage and ...

Pruning too early in the season encourages bacterial canker and could lead to tree death. Adequate fertilization is essential to peach tree success. In early March, you should apply a cup of 10-10 ...

Generally, peach scab infections are not too serious ... that ooze a tan liquid once new growth starts generating on the ...

We definitely have peach tree borers in our nectarine tree ... The disease can cause sunken, oozing cankers in the bark of the tree. The cankers can expand over time and girdle branches, killing ...

or perennial canker, commonly causes fungal bleeding in stone fruited trees such as apricot, cherry, peach, and plum. This infection can be distinguished from insect damage and mechanical injuries ...

This canker is particularly visible when the bark is wet. (The symptoms are different on spruce.)Though Cytospora can kill a tree, it isn’t always fatal. A small tree with a large canker ...

Peach trees can be attacked by aphids, birds, red spider mites, earwigs and root-knot nematodes. Diseases include botrytis, bacterial canker and peach leaf curl. However patio grown trees are less ...

Bacterial canker is the main threat to the tree ... is plagued by shallow soils and too-frequent drought. To make peach trees happy, plant them in an 8-by-8-foot irrigated raised bed.