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| Classification: |
Prunus avium |
| Height: |
up to 25 m |
| Leaf: |
alternate, elliptical, 2 large glands on the leaf stem |
| Bloom: |
April - May, white in bushels |
| Fruit: |
round fruit, first red then black, bitter but edible |
| Branches: |
light gray, shiny |
| Bark: |
gray to reddish brown, horizontally abloessend, thin barklane |
| Root: |
heart-shaped roots with far reaching side roots |
| Location: |
sun - light shade |
| Soil: |
sandy - loamy to loamy |
| ph-value: |
neutral to basic |
| Diseases: |
Prunus avium |
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Leaf scorch (Apiognomonia
erythrostoma): Yellowish to brown necrosis that slowly
cover the whole leaf. The dead leaves do not fall off. Treatment
is not necessary. |
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Shot-hole (Stigmina carpophila):
Small brown necrosis that later fall out of the leaf, causing holes
to be left behind. In the final stage the leaves fall off. Treatment
is not necessary. |
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Cherry leaf spot (Blemeriella
jaapii): Small red to brown spots that grow together. The
leaves become yellow and then fall off. Treatment is not necessary. |
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Canker (Nectria galligena):
Fungi that leads to the breaking off of bark. Affected twigs and
branches should be removed and burned. If the trunk is affected,
then an expert should be called to remove canker. |
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Assaying brown rot (Monilinia
laxa): Fungi attack that begins in the blooms and moves
to the branches and then causes them to die. Fruits are also attacked
if they were damaged previously. This can lead to the dying of the
tree. Action: generously trimming the attacked branches. |
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