Fireblight
Erwinia amylovora

• Infected flowers appear water-soaked, shrivel and turn brown or black
• Leaves wilt, turn reddish brown; appear as though scorched by fire and cling to twigs
• Infected shoots turn brown and bend into a shepherds' crook
• Cankers on older branches cause bark to be dark, cracked and sunken
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