Master Gardener Decision Support Guide

Trees

Redbud

• This problem is a fungal canker. The wood beneath the bark will be discolored brown. Eventually the shoots beyond the canker will decline and die. Left unattended it may eventually affect other limbs and branches or the entire plant. The infected stem should be pruned out several inches below the infection. If, after pruning, the wood is still discolored, it will be necessary to disinfect the pruners with alcohol and make another, lower cut until all infected wood is removed.

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