Canker - Examples

Examples

  • Apple canker, caused by the fungus Nectria galligena
  • Ash bacterial canker, now understood to be caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas savastanoi, rather than Pseudomonas syringae. After DNA-relatedness studies Pseudomonas savastanoi has been instated as a new species.
  • Butternut canker, caused by the fungus Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum
  • Bleeding Canker of Horse Chestnut, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi
  • Citrus canker, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas axonopodis
  • Cypress canker, caused by the fungus Seiridium cardinale
  • Dogwood anthracnose, caused by the fungus Discula destructiva
  • Grape canker, caused by the fungus Eutypa lata
  • Honey locust canker, caused by the fungus Thyronectria austro-americana
  • Mulberry canker, caused by the fungus Gibberella baccata
  • Oak canker, caused by the fungus Diplodia quercina
  • Pine pitch canker, caused by the fungus Fusarium pini
  • Plane anthracnose, caused by the fungus Apiognomonia veneta
  • Poplar canker, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas populi
  • Rapeseed stem canker, caused by the blackleg fungus Leptosphaeria maculans
  • Rose cankers, caused by the fungus Leptosphaeria coniothyrium and Cryptosporella umbrina
  • Scleroderris canker, caused by the fungus Gremmeniella abietina
  • Willow anthracnose, caused by the fungus Marssonina salicicola


  • Canker on a birch

  • Canker on a Beech tree.

  • Canker on an Ash tree in North Ayrshire, Scotland.


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