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- Serious pest of cherry orchards in California
- Leaf rolling and/or spotting may occur and leaf veins may swell
- In mature trees, leaf yellowing is followed by leaf fall, with only a few rosettes remaining at the tips of shoots
- Fruit are often small, pointed and distorted and are pale red to greenish white in colour
- Young trees typically die soon after the first symptoms are observed
- Can be transmitted by budding or grafting but transmission by leafhoppers is the most important means of dispersal
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High priority pest of: Summerfruit
Scientific name: Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni
EPPRD Category: 3
Life Form: Phytoplasma
Pest Documents
FS: fact sheet
CP: contingency plan
DP: diagnostic protocol