There are several damaging diseases and pests that affect dogwood trees. Some of the most common are: Dogwood Anthracnose– This serious disease is difficult to control. Dogwood anthracnose causes stem cankers and large, purple-bordered leaf spots. Tan splotches may develop which will kill the who...
Pests, Diseases And Problems That Affect Dogwood Trees The dogwood tree can be susceptible to various pests and diseases.Pest problemsmay include the usual culprits such as aphids, leafhoppers, weevils and scale insects. The biggest issue tends to bedogwood anthracnose. Which affects mainly theC....
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Easy access to the hose or other water source. Dogwoods, being understory forest trees, don’t like to dry out. They’ll benefit from supplemental watering during hot, dry periods, especially in the first couple of years while they are getting established. Even larger dogwoods have shallow r...
Diseases : Anthracnose Anthracnose is the result of a plant infection, caused by a fungus, and may cause severe defoliation, especially in trees, but rarely results in death. Sunken patches on stems, fruit, leaves, or twigs, appear grayish brown, may appear watery, and have pinkish-tan spore...
Dogwood, the common name of many of the larger of the forty or so species frequently cultivated, of hardy shrubs, trees and herbs that comprise the genus Cornus (family Cornaceae). The above species grows from 12–30 ft. high in Canada and the United States. The slow growing and compact...
Common Pests & Plant Diseases Scale, leaf miners, and bagworms are common insect pests.2Commercial pesticides can be used if the problem becomes serious, though insects rarely kill a shrub. Dogwoods are susceptible to a variety of fungal problems, including leaf and twig blights, canker, and...
Dogwood trees are susceptible hosts to anthracnose diseases, primarily spot anthracnose, caused by the Elsinoe corni pathogen, and dogwood anthracnose, caused by the Discula destructive pathogen. These diseases are fungi that prosper in cool, wet weather and infect leaves as soon as they open in sp...
Diseases : Anthracnose Anthracnose is the result of a plant infection, caused by a fungus, and may cause severe defoliation, especially in trees, but rarely results in death. Sunken patches on stems, fruit, leaves, or twigs, appear grayish brown, may appear watery, and have pinkish-tan spore...