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white fungus on avocado

19 years ago

I have a young Haas avocado tree which has loads of fruit on it for the first time, but now there is a white fungus growing on a damaged section of a branch. I am using a fungicide, but am thinking it might be better to cut the branch off as the fungus seems to be appearing up above the worst spot - but there is some showing up minorly on the fruit all over the tree. Any advice?

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jean001
19 years ago
Here are several suggestions.

You might check the info for home gardens about bacterial canker at the University of CA.

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/GARDEN/FRUIT/DISEASE/bacterialcanker.html

A more extensive version of the same info, but for agricultural growers.
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r8101111.html

Oh, oh. Just found this about a nasty fungal problem, Dothiorella canker. This one sounds more like what your tree may have because it can attack woody parts and fruits.

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r8100611.html

Here is a link that might be useful: Dothiorella canker of avocado
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