Cherry
Malus robusta
Rosaceae · broadleaf deciduous tree · introduced
Last updated
Plant Profile
Size & Form
Height
40 ft
Site Requirements
Hardiness
Zones 3a–8b
Watch for this season
Coryneum blight (Shothole)High
Primary Infection - Flowers and Young Leaves
Cytospora CankerHigh
Peak Spore Production and Dispersal
Fire BlightHigh
Bloom Infection Window
Powdery MildewHigh
Active Conidial Spread
+ 15 more — see full disease and pest lists below
Diseases: Regionally Documented (47)
Blueberry mosaic virus and related viruses Virus Diseases Venturia spp. — multiple host-specific species: V Scab Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew Phytophthora spp Phytophthora fruit rot Perennial Canker (Bull's-eye Rot) Nectria cinnabarina Nectria Twig Blight (Coral Spot) Nectria Canker (European Canker) Fruit russet Fruit Russeting Erwinia amylovora Fire Blight Cytospora spp. (Valsa spp., Leucostoma spp.) Cytospora Canker Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall Phytophthora cactorum (primary), P Crown and Collar Rot Burrknot Bitter Pit Apple mosaic Apple Mosaic Apple proliferation Apple Proliferation Apple dead Dead Spur Diplodia seriata and D Diplodia Canker Apple flat Flat Apple Disease Green Crinkle Disease Three viruses Latent Virus Diseases Several different Moldy Core and Core Rots Necrotic Leaf Blotch (Golden Leaf Drop) Isolation attempts Necrotic Leaf Spot Pythium spp., Phytophthora spp., Rhizoctonia spp., Fusari... Replant Disease Apple rubbery wood virus 1 and 2 Rubbery Wood and Flat Limb Multiple genera (Melampsoridium, Thekopsora, Naohidemyces... Rust Apple scar skin viroid Scar Skin and Dapple Apple Botrytis cinerea, Penicillium spp., and others; abiotic d... Storage Problems Tomato ringspot Union Necrosis and Decline Twig Dieback and Canker Phytophthora syringae (primary), P Stem Rot Armillaria spp. — primarily A Armillaria Root Rot Apiosporina morbosa Black Knot Monilinia fructicola and M Brown Rot Blossom Blight and Fruit Rot Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Mottle leaf Necrotic rusty mottle virus (uncharacterized) Necrotic rusty mottle Verticillium dahliae Verticillium Wilt Witches'-broom (Cherry leaf curl) Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Bacterial Canker Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV) Prunus Necrotic Ringspot Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (bacterial canker complex) Dead Bud Little cherry virus-1 and Little cherry virus-2 Little Cherry Wilsonomyces carpophilus Coryneum blight (Shothole) Xiphinema americanum and related species Nematode, Dagger Pratylenchus penetrans (primary) and P Nematode, Root-lesion
Pests: Regionally Documented (26)
Phyllonorycter blancardella Tentiform leafminer Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar Tetranychidae Spider mite Diaspidiotus perniciosus San Jose scale Parthenolecanium spp. Lecanium scale Tortricidae Leafroller Cicadellidae Leafhopper Archips argyrospila Fruittree leafroller Forficula auricularia Earwig Noctuidae Cutworms and Armyworms Cydia pomonella Codling moth Halyomorpha halys Brown marmorated stink bug Choreutis pariana Apple-and-thorn skeletonizer Rhagoletis pomonella Apple maggot Yponomeuta malinellus Apple ermine moth Aphidoidea Aphid Myzus cerasi Black cherry aphid Enarmonia formosana Cherry bark tortrix Cherry fruit fly Synanthedon exitiosa Peachtree borer Pear slug (Cherry slug) Scolytus rugulosus Shothole borer Drosophila suzukii Spotted-wing drosophila Hyphantria cunea Fall webworm Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale Edwardsiana rosae Rose leafhopper
Data Maturity Structured Multiple sources. Expert review underway.