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- Sour cherry diseases - malefactors on the trail
- Damage to the wood: rubber foot
- Leaf damage: Monilia, shotgun disease, spray spot disease
- Damage to the fruits
- Generally preventive measures
- Tips & Tricks
Sour cherry diseases - malefactors on the trail
Not only pests, but also diseases can make tart cherry.Discolored leaves that fall off; Fruits that rot; Flowers that fall off ... What diseases can haunt the sour cherry and how can they be recognized?
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One of the most common damage to the sour cherry wood is the so-called rubber foot. He likes to attack the branches and / or trunk area. Unfortunately, the end of the sour cherry in infestation of this disease is near ...
You recognize the rubber foot of light brown colored and translucent drops to lumps that are directly on the wood of sour cherry. Under the bark are rubber stoves. They arise because tissue dissolves. The long-term consequence of the rubber foot is a complete dying of the affected plant areas.
Leaf damage: Monilia, shotgun disease, spray spot disease
There are a number of mushroom pathogens that attack the leaves of the sour cherry. Even before other parts of the plant they do not stop. But on the leaves you usually recognize them the earliest and best.
If the leaves turn brown and dry up, Monilia may be responsible. If the leaves get reddish to violet spots from June, it could be the spot blight disease. The leaves act as ridged by shot, the shotgun disease of the culprits. Through all of these fungi or diseases, the leaves fall off at the end.
Damage to the fruits
The sour cherry tree looks healthy and carries a variety of fruits. Suddenly, individual fruits dry up and remain as "mummies" back on the tree. The cause can be fruit rot, monilia or bacterial blight. The bacterial blight causes dark spots on the fruits, which can deepen to the stone core.
Generally preventive measures
If such diseases have occurred, only the removal of affected parts or chemicals will help. However, it is not recommended to use chemical clubs that they like to penetrate into the groundwater and contaminate it.
Preventive measures to prevent such diseases include:
Tips & Tricks
To prevent a new infection, all infested plant parts should be rigorously removed. Attention: Not in the compost!
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