Leaves Curling Dogwood Tree Diseases Pictures. The flowering dogwood cornus florida is a small deciduous ornamental tree that is native throughout the eastern united states although dogwoods are well adapted to south carolina they can be affected by many pests and diseases. These conditions discourage the few diseases and insect pests that occasionally afflict dogwood causing leaves to turn brown.
If you have a dogwood showing significant leaf curl throughout the summer 5. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 2 through 9 depending on species. These are common symptoms for dogwood.
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On the same branch one leaf could be curling tightly. Leaf curl on dogwoods is essentially a protective reaction to stress the tree feels. This infection is caused by the fungus elsinoe corni. In some cases whole leaves can become entirely crispy and there may be some minor die back of branches.
