What is Citrus Leaf Curl?

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If you don’t treat your trees, then you’ll get reduced yields and the fruit you do get will be small and deformed.

by Shelley Jeans

What is Citrus Leaf Curl?

Leaf curl is a disease caused by the fungus Taphrina deformans. It affects the blossoms, fruit, leaves and shoots of peaches, ornamental flowering peaches, and nectarines, and is one of the most common disease problems for backyard gardeners.

Fungal spores reside in the tree’s bark and leaf bud scales. When the tree breaks bud, with new leav...

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