Plum leaf curl is a malady indicated by tightly curled and deformed leaves which are usually near the ends of new plum shoots in the spring. Unlike leaf curl in peaches and nectarines, which is caused ...

Plum leaf curl is indicated by tightly curled, deformed leaves, which are usually near the ends of plum branches. Unlike leaf curl in peaches and nectarines, which is caused by a fungus, leaf curl in ...

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Their assumption was the tree had leaf curl, a disease commonly seen in peach and nectarine leaves in spring, especially in rainy springs. It is caused by the fungus Taphrina deformans. I later found ...

Two odd diseases that may occur on home-grown peaches and plums are peach leaf curl and plum pockets. Peach leaf curl is common and widespread, and it can be found in Nebraska wherever peaches are ...

The infection on your tree is called peach leaf curl, Sonia, even though it is a plum tree. You are not alone with this dilemma; all over the area, peach, nectarine and plum trees are suffering severe ...

Q: I read with great interest your May column on using Bordeaux mix to treat leaf curl on peach trees. Two questions: 1. Where can one purchase Bordeaux mix locally, especially in San Francisco? 2.