Diseases of the dogwood tree - Gainesville Times

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Diseases of the dogwood tree

Powdery mildew usually appears as a white coating on the upper surface of new growth of dogwood leaves. As the disease progresses, the leaves tend to look scorched along the edges or have dead patches. - photo by Courtesy of James Blake

0510-LIFE-dogwood — Powdery mildew usually appears as a white coating on the upper surface of new growth of dogwood leaves. As the disease progresses, the leaves tend to look scorched along the edges or have dead patches. - photo by Courtesy of James Blake

Just the other day I was looking at a dogwood tree at the house and saw it was in pretty good shape overall. However, things can change and it is worth keeping an eye on the tree to see if it becomes infected. Three main foliar diseases tend to affect dogwoods this time of year.