(Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)
Symptoms of anthracnose vary by plant host and weather conditions. High humidity and dense canopies can exacerbate this common disease. Management relies on planting resistant cultivars of landscape plants along with careful maintenance of susceptible cultivars, such as pruning and removal of fallen leaves and twigs.
Authors Jim Downer (UCCE Ventura County), Steven Swain (UCCE Marin County), and Amanda Crump (UC Davis Plant Sciences) recently revised Pest Notes: Anthracnose which includes a list of anthracnose-resistant trees as well as more information about the life cycle of Anthracnose and how it spreads, and an updated section on chemical control.