Pocket plum is caused by fungi, which are infecting the plums shortly before or during blooming. The disease is induced by the fungus Taphrina pruni.
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A number of stone fruit diseases are caused by fungi similar to the leaf curl fungus. In the northeastern United States, the most important disease affecting American-type plums is known as plum pocke READ MORE http://agsci.psu.edu/fphg/stone/diseases/plum-pockets