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  • Image: Iron Chlorosis
    Credit: Annemiek Schilder, Michigan State University
  • Image: 2

    Credit: Bruce A. Watt, University of Maine

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green arrowAnthracnose

  • Reddish-brown round to irregular spots on leaves
  • Berries become soft and wrinkled from the blossom end
  • Salmon to orange colored sticky spore masses develop on infected berries and stems when wet
  • Infected twigs/canes have dark brown lesions with raised bumps arranged in concentric circles
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  • Image: Honeycrisp Leaf Mottle Disorder 1
    Credit: Marvin Pritts and Cathy Heidenreich, Cornell University
  • Image: Honeycrisp Leaf Mottle Disorder 2

    Credit: Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org

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green arrowPowdery Mildew
Microsphaeria alnia var. vacinii

  • Leaves may be reddish green, have red spots or red rings
  • Powdery white fungal growth may be seen in spots, covering the upper surface of the leaf, or not at all
  • Leaves may be cupped or distorted around infections
  • Infected leaves fall off prematurely
  • Often seen mid to late summer
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  • Image: Powdery Mildew 1
    Credit: Washington State University
  • Image: Powdery Mildew 2

    Credit: Marvin Pritts and Cathy Heidenreich, Cornell University

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green arrowBotrytis Blight/Gray Mold
Botrytis cinerea

  • Leaves have brown, irregular lesions and may become distorted
  • Infected blossoms turn brown and become covered with a fuzzy gray mold
  • Berries are covered with a fuzzy gray mold
  • Twigs turn brownish-black and become gray
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  • Image: Dogwood Borer 1
    Credit: University of Georgia Plant Pathology Archive, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
  • Image: Dogwood Borer 2

    Credit: University of Georgia Plant Pathology Archive, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org

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green arrowMummy Berry
Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi

  • In spring, new leaves turn brown along the veins and wilt
  • Young shoots bend into a shepherd's crook
  • Infected berries appear pinkish tan and feel rubbery
  • Berries eventually become whitish gray, shriveled, and drop off
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  • Image: Dogwood Borer 1
    Credit: Jim Luby, University of Minnesota
  • Image: Dogwood Borer 2

    Credit: Jim Luby, University of Minnesota

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green arrowTomato Ringspot Virus

  • Leaves may be mottled pale green and yellow, and distorted
  • Brown spots may be seen on leaves and stems
  • Plants have poor growth and yield
  • Plants eventually die, often after a hard winter
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