DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm
Symptoms of elm yellows occasionally appear on one branch before others, but more often they involve the entire crown.

Elm yellows | Elm
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm (Ulmus americana)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Elm yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm
Diseased twig (right) with epinasty, chlorosis, and yellowing of leaves. Sometimes both yellow and green leaves occur on same branch. Healthy branch (left).

Elm yellows | Elm
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm (Ulmus americana)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Elm yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm
Branches with butterscotch discoloration (center) and necrotic flecks in phloem and vascular cambium (right). Healthy branch (left). Sudden wilt and browning is common with small trees.

Elm yellows | Elm
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm (Ulmus americana)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Elm yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm
Elm yellows is characterized by witches'-brooms and stunting. Some cultivars have both yellow and reddish foliar discoloration.

Elm yellows | Elm
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm (Ulmus parvifolia)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Elm yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm
Late stage of elm yellows disease.

Elm yellows | Elm
DISEASE: Elm yellows
HOST: Elm (Ulmus rubra)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Elm yellows group
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Alfalfa
Alfalfa plant (center) exhibiting stunting and proliferation of stems. Other symptoms are small, rounded, chlorotic, often puckered leaves and a yellowish cast.

Witches'-broom | Alfalfa
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Clover proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Alfalfa
Young plant (left) with small, numerous stems (witches'-broom). Healthy stems (right).

Witches'-broom | Alfalfa
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Clover proliferation group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Cactus
Witches'-broom of Opuntia cactus.

Witches'-broom | Cactus
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Cactus (Opuntia sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: R. McCoy, M. Davis
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Citrus (Lime)
Lime tree with compact, small leaves (witches'-broom). Leaves on older brooms dry out and eventually drop, leaving dead, bare branches. There are no flowers or fruit on brooms.

Witches'-broom | Citrus (Lime)
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Citrus (Lime) (Citrus sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma Peanut witches'-broom group
SOURCE: J. Bove, M. Garnier