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Worms, Webs and Wriggles
... apple and other fruit trees throughout the province and are usually present in small numbers every year. The eggs (which are laid the previous summer and overwinter on twigs and branches) are pale yellow to brown and ... flimsy cocoon on the trunk or branches. Moths emerge in July. A heavy application of a dormant oil spray put on before buds break and leaves emerge and applied so as to cover ...
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Black Knot of Plums and Cherries, HYG-3011-94
... and Disease Development Black knot is caused by the fungus, Dibotryon morbosum (another name for the fungus is Apiosporina morbosa). The fungus overwinters in knots on twigs and branches or ... in infected wood during the spring and fall months, causing the knots to elongate several inches each year and eventually girdle affected twigs and branches. Ascospores are potentially available from the ...
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botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Broom - Herb Profile and Information
... acquires sufficient size, it is beautifully veined, and being very hard, furnishes the cabinetmaker with most valuable material for veneering. The twigs and branches are serviceable not only for making brooms, but are also used for basket-work, especially in the island of Madeira. They are sometimes used in the north of England and ...
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How To Recognize and Control Black Rot
... and sour cherries are rarely attacked. It is found throughout Michigan in commercial and home orchards and in wild plum and cherry thickets. Black knot strikes woody parts of the tree, which includes twigs, limb and ... cutting off twigs and branches several inches below the last visible signs of the knot. This should be done during the dormant period (winter). On large, main branches and trunks, knots ...
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FD04 - BLACK KNOT OF PLUM AND CHERRY
... such as twigs, limbs and sometimes the trunk. The knot is unsightly and often becomes infested by borer-type insects. The disease may become very destructive causing death of effected twigs and limbs, and occasionally ... on the twigs and branches. 2. When pruning branches with knots, the cut should be made at least 2-4 inches below the lowest part of the knot. 3. Because spores can develop and spread ...
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Fruits and Nuts -- July Tips
... , try fake snakes. Cut a garden hose into pieces about four feet long, and place among the branches. To see if blueberries are ripe enough to pick, pull some berries off the ... to ripe and overripe fruit. Fireblight on apple and pear trees can be identified by looking for blackened twigs and branches. The disease will spread and kill the tree if not controlled. Remove all blighted twigs, cutting ...
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The California native plant community, microorganisms, weeds and the ecosystem.
... oak trees. When removing the weeds, the oak trees stop dropping large dead branches, and new growth starts appearing and the whole tree has a different appearance, much healthier-looking, lots of ... or dead leaves, whereas before the leaves were dull green, with many yellow and dead leaves, and many twigs and branches were dead. And all this happened, just by removing the weeds!! The litter layer of ...
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How to Identify and Control Dogwood Anthracnose
... and reduce infection. Effective control is possible only if the disease is detected before extensive dieback occurs. Prune and dispose of diseased twigs and branches to reduce potential sources of inoculum and improve tree appearance. Raking up fallen leaves may be of some benefit. Remove succulent branches as ...
www.na.fs.fed.us

Pine and Spruce Insects
... twigs and branches. Bark may fall away in the chewed areas. On large trees the chewing is usually near the end of branches. Needles and shoot beyond the chewed area often die, leaving reddish dead tips, which is considered unsightly. The adults feed at night and ... . Written by James Schuster, Extension Educator, Horticulture, and reviewed by Dr. Phil Nixon Extension State ...
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu

FD03 - FIRE BLIGHT OF APPLE AND PEAR
... blight is a bacterial disease which can severely damage apples and pears. Blossoms, fruits, fruit spurs, twigs, and branches are affected and sometimes the entire tree may be killed. Symptoms Blossom blight is usually the first symptom observed in the spring. Blossoms appear water-soaked, wilted, shriveled and ...
www.ces.ncsu.edu

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