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Trying to identify sycamore blighr #750731

Asked May 18, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT

I would like to identify the cause of this white fungus looking substance on the underside of my sycamore tree leaves

Anne Arundel County Maryland

Expert Response

This looks like normal hair growth. The undersurface of young leaves are covered with tufts of white woolly hair. Here is more information https://extension.psu.edu/mysteries-of-our-native-sycamore

https://naturalresources.extension.iastate.edu/forestry/iowa_trees/trees/sycamore.html

Marian

Answered by the Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC), University of Maryland Extension. For timely gardening information and tips, subscribe to our Maryland Grows blog and quarterly newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Replied May 19, 2021, 11:46 AM EDT

This work is supported in part by New Technologies for Ag Extension grant no. 2020-41595-30123 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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