If you have a peach tree, this may not be your year for peach ice cream. After an especially wet spring, many trees are afflicted with peach leaf curl, a fungal disease. “It’s mostly a leaf ...

Peach leaf curl is a fungal disease that causes red, warty disfiguration of peach leaves. Mild cases, in which only a few leaves are affected, will not harm the tree. Sometimes the discoloration ...

Anyone who has a cherry tree in their garden - or apricots, peaches or plums - is being warned they must take action this ...

The leaf curl fungus survives the hot, dry summer months as spores on the tree surface. ‘The Real Dirt’ is a column by various local master gardeners who are part of the UC Master Gardeners of ...

Question: I have a fabulous peach tree that has produced luscious white peaches for almost 20 years. It has had some peach curl in prior years and usually I just plucked off those leaves. This year, ...

PURE cultures of the fungus Clasterosporium carpophilum were isolated from recent infections of peach leaves and fruits. Isolation trials showed that the fungus is viable in leaf lesions from ...

Discover the major common tree diseases in the United States. Armillaria attacks both hardwoods and softwoods and causes either yellowing leaves or browning needles. Wood that is decaying from ...

This can leave your peach tree vulnerable to cold damage. How to Prune Peach trees aren't especially complicated to prune, but there are a few steps you'll want to follow.