DISEASE: Oleander leaf scorch
HOST: Oleander
Diseased plant with scalloped, yellowish leaves. This usually is followed by dieback of twigs and branches. Plants often die 2 years after infection.
Oleander leaf scorch | Oleander
DISEASE: Oleander leaf scorch
HOST: Oleander (Nerium oleander)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: S. Purcell
DISEASE: Oleander leaf scorch
HOST: Oleander
Oleander with symptoms of severe scorch.
Oleander leaf scorch | Oleander
DISEASE: Oleander leaf scorch
HOST: Oleander (Nerium oleander)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: M. Blua
DISEASE: Oleander leaf scorch
HOST: Oleander
Oleander with scorch symptoms primarily at leaf tips, an early stage of disease.
Oleander leaf scorch | Oleander
DISEASE: Oleander leaf scorch
HOST: Oleander (Nerium oleander)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: M. Blua
DISEASE: Phony disease (Phony peach)
HOST: Peach
Tree with characteristic reduced growth. Foliage is dark green, then turns yellowish. Twigs become brittle and branches die back. Fruit are small.
Phony disease (Phony peach) | Peach
DISEASE: Phony disease (Phony peach)
HOST: Peach (Prunus persica)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: P. C. Anderson
DISEASE: Phony disease (Phony peach)
HOST: Peach
Twigs on diseased trees have shortened internodes and increased lateral branching.
Phony disease (Phony peach) | Peach
DISEASE: Phony disease (Phony peach)
HOST: Peach (Prunus persica)
PATHOGEN: Xylella fastidiosa
SOURCE: M. Davis
DISEASE: X-disease (Western X) or buckskin
HOST: Cherry
Comparison of normal, dark cherries (in hand) with infected, immature cherries with less pigmentation.
X-disease (Western X) or buckskin | Cherry
DISEASE: X-disease (Western X) or buckskin
HOST: Cherry (Prunus avium)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma X-disease group
SOURCE: A. Purcell, M. Davis
DISEASE: X-disease (Western X) or buckskin
HOST: Cherry
Healthy cherry shoot (left) and stunted shoot (right).
X-disease (Western X) or buckskin | Cherry
DISEASE: X-disease (Western X) or buckskin
HOST: Cherry (Prunus avium)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma X-disease group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: X-disease (Western X) or buckskin
HOST: Cherry
Infected trees on 'Mazzard' rootstock (right) may live for years, producing fruit with symptoms. Trees on 'Mahaleb' rootstock (left) usually die rapidly in year of infection, about time of fruit ripening.
X-disease (Western X) or buckskin | Cherry
DISEASE: X-disease (Western X) or buckskin
HOST: Cherry (Prunus avium)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma X-disease group
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: X-disease (Western X) or buckskin
HOST: Cherry
X-disease causes undersized, yellowish fruit. Diseased branches turn rusty red near end of season. Some defoliation occurs on diseased branches.
X-disease (Western X) or buckskin | Cherry
DISEASE: X-disease (Western X) or buckskin
HOST: Cherry (Prunus cerasus)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni'
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma X-disease group
SOURCE: A. Jones