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| Hi there,
I purchased a cornelian cherry dogwood "tree" last year, it is only about 4' tall at this point. I probably shouldn't have bought this particular one because it looked like a mildew on the leaves but the guy at the nursery assured me it was just because of a wet spring last year and it had been bunched up with other plants of the same height under a tarp. Well - anyways, it looks like the photos I have seen of anthracnose on the leaves - they are dry, curled up with some brown on the leaves and spotty purple markings and purplish on the edges of the leaves. Should I treat it with a fungicide? Its not too close to my house, I planted it according to everything I had read online about the proper way to plant it so I think its something it had when I bought it and just getting worse. I would like to save it if possible. I would really appreciate advice! |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 23, 12 at 14:01
| i am leery to recommend chemical usage.. on words alone ... can you post some pix ... where are you in z5??? location my be important ... are you suffering drought and extended heat.. and can you differentiate damage from such .. and relate it to the disease process??? most spraying is preventative.. and spraying now.. is not going to heal those particular leaves .. a full and complete ID of the actual problem is requisite.. before anything should be sprayed ... and at that point timing is important .. meaning it might not be the best thing to do if it is going to be 100 degrees like it is today in my z5 .... if you can not provide a pic for Id.. then call your county extension office.. and take a sample in for a local opinion ... ken |
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Tue, Jul 24, 12 at 14:53
| Cornelian cherry, Cornus mas, is typically considered to be resistant to dogwood anthracnose and leaf spot anthracnose. I agree with Ken - take samples into your local extension office for a correct diagnosis and recommendations (if any) for treatment. |
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- Posted by katrina_ellen 5 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 26, 12 at 10:14
| Thanks Ken & gardengal. I will do that. |
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