What are the symptoms of anthracnose in dogwoods?

I just bought 4 largish dogwoods, a Celestial and several Stellar Pinks at
Home Depot on Walnut St in Cary, and they all have yellow striping on the
leaves, and the Celestial also has a bit of red.

It looked to me like iron deficiency, so I bought some Ironite, but when I
asked for help to discuss the appearance of the leaves, the head of the
nursery dept told me these new hybrids are more resistant than other
varieties to diseases, and their leaves are ~supposed~ to be striped like
this. He seemed fairly knowledgeable, so I bought the trees (and Ironite).

The mention of a disease affecting dogwoods in the area has me worried. How
does Anthracnose present in dogwood trees, and is is treatable or curable?

Should I have bought a manure fork for the salesman's spiel instead of
buying the trees? That purchase is a lot of money to me.

I can probably find the receipt.... Do I need to worry? Since I brought
them home, if they are diseased, will they not infect my other dogwoods?

laurie (Mother Mastiff)

"fernvalley" wrote in message
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For dogwoods, take a look at the Kousa dogwood...not very susceptible

to the Anthracnose that's killing the other dogwoods.



"fernvalley" wrote in message
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For dogwoods, take a look at the Kousa dogwood...not very susceptible
to the Anthracnose that's killing the other dogwoods.