Plum, Prune (Fresh) Diseases

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Armillaria root rot

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Armillaria root rot categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Diseases Tree Fruits last review date: 2025-08-23 07:22 White fungal mat of Armillaria root rot infecting trunkPhoto by: C.R. Foss Biology Armillaria root rot is a fungal disease often found in newly cleared soils or soils which have been flooded. Aboveground symptoms […]

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Bacterial canker

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Bacterial canker categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Diseases Tree Fruits last review date: 2025-08-23 07:29 Sunken area on trunk from bacterial canker infectionPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Bacterial canker can infect twigs, branches, fruit, or the trunk. Elongated, dark, purplish cankers develop during early spring, often producing bacterial ooze in […]

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Black knot

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Black knot categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Diseases Tree Fruits last review date: 2025-08-23 07:30 Mature black knot on twigPhoto by: R. Byther Biology Black knot is a fungal disease that infects cherry and plum. Early infections of twigs are elongated olive-green, corky knots. They turn black and hard as […]

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Brown rot

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Brown rot categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Diseases Tree Fruits last review date: 2025-08-23 07:33 Brown rot mummified plumPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Brown rot is a blossom-infecting fungal disease. Infected flowers first appear water-soaked, then wilt and die. The light brown blossoms remain attached to the twigs, becoming covered […]

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Crown gall

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Crown gall categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Diseases Tree Fruits last review date: 2025-08-23 07:34 Large gall on crownPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Crown gall is caused by a soilborne bacterium. The bacteria infect through wounds on the crown and roots. Young galls are fleshy, white, enlarged masses on the […]

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Cytospora canker

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Cytospora canker categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Diseases Tree Fruits last review date: 2025-08-23 07:36 Cytospora-infected peach twigsPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology The fungi which cause Cytospora canker attack through wounds on twigs and branches. Initial cankers are small but enlarge quickly and may streak up and down the stems […]

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Plum pockets

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Plum pockets categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Diseases Tree Fruits last review date: 2025-08-23 07:38 Plum pocket infected fruitPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Plum pockets is a fungal disease affecting fruit, twigs, and leaves. Infected fruit initially develop small, white spots which rapidly enlarge. The spots later turn reddish to […]

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Russeting

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Russeting categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Diseases Tree Fruits last review date: 2025-08-23 07:39 Fruit russeting on plumPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Russeting of plum can be caused by several factors. Rain during the period of full bloom, mechanical rubbing against other fruit or branches caused by wind, or other […]

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Shothole (Coryneum blight)

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Shothole (Coryneum blight) categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Diseases Tree Fruits last review date: 2025-08-23 07:41 Coryneum blight symptoms on leaves and fruitPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Coryneum blight is a fungal disease. Lesions on leaves are initially small, purplish, round to oval areas which expand into brown spots with […]

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Silver leaf

Plum, Prune (Fresh): Silver leaf categories: Plum, Prune (fresh) Plum, Prune (Fresh) Diseases Tree Fruits last review date: 2025-08-23 07:43 Silver leaf symptoms on leavesPhoto by: R.S. Byther Biology Silver leaf is a fungal disease affecting cherry, apricot, plum, and other stone fruits. The fungus typically grows on dead wood, but it can infect living […]