Botryosphaeria canker
Botryosphaeria dothidea

• Leaves on one or more branches wilt, die and turn brown
• Cankers are sunken, dark colored areas on branches
• Fungal fruiting bodies give canker area a rough or pimpled appearance
• Infected young shoots turn dark brown and curl over in a shepherd's crook
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