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Willow > Trunk/Branches > Weak young stems on trunk or branches
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Willow witches' broom
Aster yellows group phytoplasma
- Witches' brooms, a cluster of numerous small weak shoots arising from one point on a branch, occur randomly throughout the tree
- Leaves on branches within witches' broom are stunted
- Twigs within witches' broom often die over winter
- More information on Willow witches' broom
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Poplar and willow borer
Cryptorhynchus lapathi
- Frass pushed out of openings in wood
- Sap seeps from openings
- Trunks become crooked and misshapen
- Random shoots sprout along deformity
- Damage most common on willow and poplar (except for quaking aspen), particularly young trees 1"- 4" diameter
- Larvae are C-shaped, cream-colored and approx. ¼ inch long
- More information on Poplar and willow borer
