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Pitting

36 host plants

Pitting on fruit appears as small depressions or pits on the fruit surface, affecting marketability and quality. This condition can result from various causes including disease, environmental stress, or insect damage. Remove severely affected fruit. Monitor for causative factors and manage accordingly. Proper care and sanitation help minimize pitting. Monitor your plants closely and implement integrated management strategies. Prompt removal of infected material helps limit disease spread.

Control fungal diseases that may be prevalent in your area. Harvest when fruit is at the red mahogany stage.

Host Plants (36)

Prunus americana Wild Plum American (Red) Plum August Plum, Goose Plum
Prunus armeniaca Apricot
Prunus avium Sweet Cherry
Prunus besseyi Sand Cherry, Western Sand Cherry
Prunus blireiana Blireiana Plum
Prunus caroliniana Carolina Cherrylaurel American Cherrylaurel
Prunus cascade Prunus cascade
Prunus cerasifera Cherry, Plum
Prunus cistena Purpleleaf Sandcherry Redleaf Sandcherry Cistena Sandcherry Cistena Plum
Prunus dream Prunus dream
Prunus emarginata Bitter Cherry, Wild Cherry, Quinine Cherry
Prunus first Prunus first
Prunus fruticosa Steppe Cherry, European Dwarf Ground Cherry, Mongolian Cherry
Prunus glandulosa Dwarf Flowering Almond
Prunus ilicifolia Hollyleaf Cherry, Holly-leaved Cherry
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry, Laurel
Prunus lusitanica Portugal Laurel
Prunus maackii Amur Chokecherry Amur Cherry, Manchurian Cherry
Prunus mume Japanese Apricotc Japanese Flowering Apricot Japanese Flowering Plum
Prunus newport Newport Flowering Plum
Prunus okame Okame Flowering Cherry
Prunus padus European Birdcherry Common Birdcherry
Prunus prostrata Rock Cherry, Mountain Cherry
Prunus sargentii Sargent Cherry, Sargent's Cherry
Prunus serotina Black Cherry, Rum Cherry
Prunus serrula Birchbark Cherry, Paperbark Cherry, Tibetan Cherry
Prunus serrulata Japanese Flowering Cherry
Prunus snow Prunus snow
Prunus subcordata Klamath Plum, Sierra Plum, Pacific Plum
Prunus subhirtella Higan Cherry
Prunus subhirtella var. autumnalis Autumn Flowering Higan Cherry
Prunus tai Prunus tai
Prunus virginiana Prunus virginiana
Prunus virginiana var. demissa Western Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana var. virginiana Common Chokecherry, Eastern Chokecherry
Prunus yedoensis Yoshino Cherry, Somei-yoshino Cherry, Tokyo Cherry