DISEASE: Bacterial gall
HOST: Cherry
Small gall on twig.
Bacterial gall | Cherry
DISEASE: Bacterial gall
HOST: Cherry (Prunus avium)
PATHOGEN: Pseudomonas syringae pv. cerasicola
SOURCE: H. Kamiunten, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt and dieback
HOST: Willow
Cross sections of the characteristic "watermark stain" of diseased wood. Wilt and dieback occur as disease progresses.
Bacterial wilt and dieback | Willow
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt and dieback
HOST: Willow (Salix sp.)
PATHOGEN: Brenneria salicis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia salicis
SOURCE: Y. Sakamoto, M. Goto
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt and dieback
HOST: Willow
Severely diseased tree with dieback symptoms.
Bacterial wilt and dieback | Willow
DISEASE: Bacterial wilt and dieback
HOST: Willow (Salix sp.)
PATHOGEN: Brenneria salicis
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Erwinia salicis
SOURCE: Y. Sakamoto, M. Goto
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Cherry
Crown gall of cherry.
Crown gall | Cherry
DISEASE: Crown gall
HOST: Cherry (Prunus avium)
PATHOGEN: Agrobacterium tumefaciens
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Rhizobium sp.
SOURCE: H. Sawada, M. Goto
DISEASE: Slime flux
HOST: Willow
Foam at site of infection. Slime fluxes are common but the causal agent has not been identified.
Slime flux | Willow
DISEASE: Slime flux
HOST: Willow (Salix sp.)
PATHOGEN: Causal agent unknown
SOURCE: S. Thomson
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Willow
Twig with witches'-broom symptoms.
Witches'-broom | Willow
DISEASE: Witches'-broom
HOST: Willow (Salix sp.)
PATHOGEN: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' sp.
PATHOGEN SYNONYM: Phytoplasma (undefined)
SOURCE: W. Sinclair
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