Canker disease treatment
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Types of tree cankers.
Hypoxylon canker on trees can be an extremely destructive disease. It infects and often kills trees that are already weakened by poor conditions, disease, or damage. Knowing the signs could help you to save a tree if the disease has not yet spread to the trunk.
What is Hypoxylon Canker Disease?
This is a disease caused by the Hypoxylon canker fungus, actually a group of fungi species in the Hypoxylon genus.
Infection by these fungi causes the canker disease, a common issue in hardwood trees.
The fungi are generally opportunistic, meaning that they tend to attack trees that are already weakened or diseased.
Canker disease in plants
The disease is not a major problem for healthy trees. The damage caused by Hypoxylon canker disease is usually extensive. Once it gets into the trunk of the tree, it is most often fatal.
Hypoxylon fungi spread spores as they are released into the air after wet and rainy weather.
If the spores land on another tree and conditions stay moist and warm for a couple days, it may infect that new tree. Infections occur at wounds and breaks in the bark.