What Is Killing Dogwood Trees
Introduction. Dogwood Anthracnose Was First Reported as a Disease of Flowering Dogwood in the United States in 1978. in 15 Year's, It Has Caused Serious Losses...
Introduction. Dogwood anthracnose was first reported as a disease of flowering dogwood in the United States in 1978. In 15 years, it has caused serious losses to flowering dogwood found in the forest and in ornamental plantings over large portions of the Eastern and Southern United States.
How do you treat a diseased dogwood tree?
Remove the infected tree and do not replace it with another woody ornamental until the soil has been fumigated and aerated. Apply a fungicide to protect plants. White fungal growth develops on the surface of leaves late in the summer and during the autumn. Apply a fungicide as soon as symptoms are seen.
What killed my dogwood tree?
Dogwood anthracnose, caused by the fungus Discula destructiva was found in the Southern United States in 1987. Since that time millions of flowering dogwoods have been killed and disfigured by this disease.
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