clumber Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 I've found quite a few leaves, on a small Pear tree, with red spots on the top side of the leaf and a growth on the underside. I set to with the snips and cut off all the affected leafs, raked the fallen and burnt the lot. The tree is in a area with Apple and Plumb trees which are not affected. Anyone know what it is? Have I done the right thing in burning or have I gone OTT? Another picture of a affected leaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) Whatever it is I don't want it. Have half dozen pear trees but never seen any of that. Google says it is pear rust. Edited October 23, 2019 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 It's pear leaf gall. It's a fungus. https://15minutesofgreen.com/pear-rust/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clumber Posted October 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 Thanks for the replies. Looks like I did the right thing in burning and hopefully I can break the cycle of the fungus as there's no juniper near me to host the fungus over winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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