Some cherry and plum trees in the central Ohio area are turning black from a fungal disease. Here's what you need to know.

Certain plum varieties are somewhat resistant to black knot disease, including Shiro and Santa Rosa, both of which I have grown and, yes, both of which became infected with the disease.

If your plum tree is bleeding sap, it may be affected by canker, or by other forms of fungal or bacterial diseases, like pseudomonas. Several types of borers, like peach tree borers, can infect ...

My pear tree had a fungal disease last year. ... Lime-sulphur is used for the same purpose on plum, ... soil analysis, and plant, insect and disease identification.

Dark, rough swellings on (mainly) plum and cherry trees signify the presence of black knot, a fungus disease. In spring, the knots form spores that spread to infect young growth in wet weather.

Plum trees can fall victim to the fatal silver leaf disease Credit: Photo: GETTY IMAGES A reader, Marcia Cornish, via email, tells me that she noticed recently "that the leaves on a three-year-old ...

Early in spring this year I purchased a plum tree (bare root) which had grown to ... This is a particular fungal disease that is specific to plums although other rusts will affect a range of ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. AUGUSTA — A nasty fungus has infected numerous cherry trees in the ...

If you have cherry or plum trees, now's a good time to check for a disease called black knot fungus. The fungus can go unnoticed with summer foliage but is apparent when trees are winter-bare.

Black Knot is a fungal disease affecting many species of cherries, plums and other similar species. It has spread across North America and the trees of Winnipeg. (City of Winnipeg) Two Winnipeg ...