Redbud Diseases

Disease	Symptoms	Pathogen/Cause	Management
Dieback and Canker	Leaves wilt and die as branches are slowly killed. Small sunken cankers slowly increase in size. The wood beneath the canker is discolored. Trees cankered near the base will die.	Botryosphaeria	Prune infected branches well below the canker. Remove severely infected trees. Protect trees from drought stress and winter injury.