Cytospora Canker Activity on Spruce Trees in New England

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Posted by Carpenter Costin on Tue, Aug 02, 2011 @ 10:36 AM

Have your spruce trees seen better days? It may be because they are now infested with the fungus diesease cytospora canker. The first sign of cytospora canker infection occurs in the lower branches of spruce trees, where it will turn the needles brown and ultimately kill the branches. Once infected, the disease can quickly spread upward throughout the tree.

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