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Dogwood > Leaves > Leaves turn brown to black and wilted

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Botryosphaeria canker
Botryosphaeria dothidea

  • Leaves on one or more branches wilt, turn brown and die
  • Bark on affected branches is darker, cracked, or blistered at the site of the canker
  • Wood beneath the canker is dark brown
  • Common on shrubs stressed by drought, winter injury and other factors
  • More information on Botryosphaeria canker
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Dogwood twig borer
Oberea tripuncata

  • Larval tunnels inside branches, making holes in stems to push out frass and sawdust
  • Larvae feed downward, holes often occur near outside end of branches
  • Larval feeding cases leaves on random branches to wilt and turn brown
  • Adults chew on the underside of midrib of leaves causing the leaf to curl downward at tip
  • More information on Dogwood twig borer

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