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My rainier cherry tree has lost most of its leaves. I wonder why this is. Some of the leaves have reddish spots.
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Asked September 02, 2014, 6:47 PM EDT
My rainier cherry tree has lost most of its leaves. I wonder why this is. Some of the leaves have reddish spots.
Prince George's County Maryland
Expert Response
Your cherry tree is suffering from a very common fungal malady that is in a category of 'shot hole' fungus. The weather conditions this year have been very conducive to a widespread occurrence of this disease on cherry trees. Fortunately, it is simply a foliar disease and does not kill the tree. Good sanitation is necessary; rake up and remove all the leaves that fall from the tree this year and hope that the weather conditions next spring are more 'normal'.
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