Symptom
Cause
Treatment
Scab
Fungus
Bordeaux or lime-sulphur
Leaf spot
Fungus
Bordeaux, also gather and
burn diseased leaves
Leaf curl
Leaf curl fungus
Lime-sulphur or Bordeaux
Canker
Freezing or rot fungus
Cut out and destroy dis-
eased parts
Rust
Rust fungus
Bordeaux, also cut out cedarapplesBordeaux
Wilt
Fungus
Twig blight
Fungus
Lime-sulphur, also cut out
and burn diseased parts
Mildews
Mildew fungus
Sulphur dust, also burn
leaves in autumn
Fruit rot
Anthracnose fungus
Bordeaux
Smut
Smut fungus
Bordeaux
Tip burn (leaves)
Too much water fol-
Watch soil conditions
lowed by hot weather
Scald
Freezing and thawing or