Anthracnose Leaf Blight in Southern Maryland
What Is the Threat? Anthracnose Leaf Blight consists of two main species: Apiognomonia and Discula. This is a type of fungus that winters on dead twig tissue, causing leaf spots to form on infected trees. As it proliferates, it can also lead to more widespread limb dieback. When the spring occurs, developing fungal spores travel to newly emerged …