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Plant Disease Identification

  • Preferred FIRST step for identification, please Email high quality, in focus photos to:   Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
    • include photos that depict up close shots of the diseased leaf, stem, needle, trunk but ALSO provide photos of the whole plant/tree and also a more distant photo to show whole plant/tree in the landscape
  • Bring samples to:  Extension Master Gardener Volunteers
    • Sample should include 6-inch to 18-inch portion of the impacted plant, be sure to provide the region where tissue/leaves are transitioning from live to dead/dying. A completely dead leaf or stem is not a sufficient sample.