Tree Canker DiseaseCankers are areas of dead tissue infected by bacterial or fungal disease, caused by a variety of pathogens. They are most common on plants weakened by environmental stresses, such as drought. Cankers vary in size and shape and usually appear on bark as localized, sunken lesions.Signs of damageCanker, plant disease, caused by numerous species of fungi and bacteria, that occurs primarily on woody species. Symptoms include round-to-irregular sunken, swollen, flattened, cracked, discoloured, or dead areas on the stems (canes), twigs, limbs, or trunk.How to preventControl includes removing diseased parts in dry weather; growing adapted or resistant varieties in warm well-drained fertile soil; avoiding overcrowding, overwatering, and mechanical wounds; treating bark and wood injuries promptly; controlling insect and rodent disease carriers; wrapping young trees to prevent.Try Expert HelpTrust botanists with your plants and enjoy personalized adviceAsk the botanistHealThe main measures for controlling the residue are the destruction of vegetation after harvest; cutting and burning of plant parts most severely damaged by anthracnose; spraying with 1% Bordeaux liquid.Go Premium to continue readingAlso youβll get unlimited access to disease identification and all the other beneficial featuresUpgrade to Premium
Canker, plant disease, caused by numerous species of fungi and bacteria, that occurs primarily on woody species. Symptoms include round-to-irregular sunken, swollen, flattened, cracked, discoloured, or dead areas on the stems (canes), twigs, limbs, or trunk.
Control includes removing diseased parts in dry weather; growing adapted or resistant varieties in warm well-drained fertile soil; avoiding overcrowding, overwatering, and mechanical wounds; treating bark and wood injuries promptly; controlling insect and rodent disease carriers; wrapping young trees to prevent.
The main measures for controlling the residue are the destruction of vegetation after harvest; cutting and burning of plant parts most severely damaged by anthracnose; spraying with 1% Bordeaux liquid.
