Mercury News: What to do with a fig tree with curling leaves and a plum tree with yellowing, disfigured leaves Q: My fig tree is looking distressed lately. I have been watering it regularly, but the leaves are curled, drooping and drying out. I also have a plum tree that is looking sad.

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All the new leaves are ... What to do with a fig tree with curling leaves and a plum tree with yellowing, disfigured leaves Sioux City Journal: Bacterial leaf spot causes holes in plum tree leaves Question: I have a plum tree with little holes in the leaves. This happened last summer and again this spring. Can you tell me again what the cause could be and how to treat it?

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Plum leaf curl is a malady indicated by tightly curled and deformed leaves which are usually near the ends of new plum shoots in the spring. Unlike leaf curl in peaches and nectarines, which is caused ... Q: My homeowners association requires a replacement for a dying plum tree with something similar. I want to plant a more drought-tolerant, low-maintenance small tree. Any suggestions?

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A: I am guessing ... Napa Valley Register: Bill Pramuk, Trees and People: The elusive cause of plum leaf curling In March of 2020, examining fruit trees with a landscape maintenance contractor at a client’s property, he asked me about the β€œcurly leaf” on a plum tree. It is a condition I must have seen a thousand ... Bill Pramuk, Trees and People: The elusive cause of plum leaf curling Noozhawk: Caltrans Replacing Grove of Purple Leaf Plum Trees Cut Near Fairview Avenue in Goleta A grove of new purple leaf plum trees being planted Monday at the Fairview Avenue onramp to Highway 101 in Goleta to replace similar trees that were cut down because they were dead or diseased. (Ryan ... Caltrans Replacing Grove of Purple Leaf Plum Trees Cut Near Fairview Avenue in Goleta Tri-City Herald: Garden Tips: Early leaf drop likely means trees heat stressed; surprise fruit plum puzzling Garden Tips: Early leaf drop likely means trees heat stressed; surprise fruit plum puzzling