Plant Health Care

BEECH LEAF DISEASE

BEECH LEAF DISEASE

HOST PLANTS: Beech leaf disease is found in forests with American beech (Fagus grandifolia) and in plantings of European (sylvatica), Oriental (Fagus orientalis), and Chinese (Fagus engleriana) beech in North America. DAMAGE: First detected in Ontario in 2017, the...

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BEECH BARK DISEASE

BEECH BARK DISEASE

HOST PLANTS: Beech Bark Disease can be found on both European and American Beech trees DAMAGE:  The fungus may occur in either its sexual or asexual stage. The sexual stage forms tiny, red to salmon-coloured fruiting bodies on the trunk. The asexual stage forms white...

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Bacterial Blight

Bacterial Blight

HOST PLANTS:  Chinese, Persian, Japanese Ivory Silk Lilacs and common lilacs. DAMAGE:  Young shoots rapidly turn black, wilt, and die; flowers darken and die. Leaf spots that are brown, water-soaked or black spots. Twigs may develop dark, sunken streaks, leading to...

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