2 Tree Diseases You Should Know About
There are all kinds of tree diseases your trees might contract, depending on the climate where you live and the types of trees you have. It’s important that you know what you are looking for, because that way you’ll be able to tell the difference between a healthy and sick tree. A diseased tree can be hazardous, especially if it is anywhere near utility lines or a building. If you are unsure it always pays to have trained professionals help you.
Tree maintenance is a good way to make sure that your trees aren’t diseased. If you walk through every few months you’ll be able to stay on top of any disease issues. While it depends on the tree, usually disease will happen after a drought or a rainy season. Being able to tell the difference between rot, pest invasion and disease is very helpful. If you are really unsure about the type of trees you have and what the biggest dangers are to them, have an arborist help you out.
Two tree diseases that you should be aware of are black knot and apple scabs.
Black Knot
Black knot is the most destructive tree disease, there is and it’s also inexhaustible. This disease is most common to fruit trees and ornamental trees. The knot encircles the trunk, limb or branch and the area then dies. If you catch the disease early pruning can treat the tree. In most cases, fungicides will also kill black knot. It’s important to treat fast once the black knot is identified.
Apple Scabs
Apple scabs is most common in landscaped crabapple trees, but is also found in some other apple tree species. Apple scabs won’t directly kill the tree, but it will put extra stress on the tree, which will put the tree at risk weakening the immune system so it is at risk of catching other diseases. This tends to happen more often when the weather is hot and moist.