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Leaf problem id- Judas tree

ElizaJ23ElizaJ23 Posts: 3
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My 10 year old Judas tree flowers well and otherwise looks healthy but the leaves are being affected by something which I can’t identify - can anyone help please? It happened last year too and it has put on new growth this year so I’m not sure how serious a problem it is.

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  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    Could be Leaf spots, Mycosphaerella cercidicola, Phyllosticta. Symptoms appear as spots which are at first rusty brown with a raised border, but later develop a gray appearance on the upper surface while tissues remain brown on the underside of the leaf.
  • ElizaJ23ElizaJ23 Posts: 3
    thanks - it’s a bit strange as it mostly seems to be starting at the leaf base and spreading along the veins which I haven’t seen in any Google images.
    hopefully it won’t be fatal for the tree
  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    If it is only on a few of the leaves then remove the damaged ones and dispose of them, not in the compost heap.
  • ElizaJ23ElizaJ23 Posts: 3
    thank you - I’ll do that. There’s not too many at the moment 
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