Azalea leaf gall

[lordy]

I dug a small azalea from a friend's rural property in Virginia. This has been in the ground for at least 2 years now. Last year the lace bugs clobbered it. I was just enjoying a scotch on the rocks while looking over my grow beds, and saw a light green lumpy thing on this azalea. I bent down for a closer look and see about a dozen of these things that I recognize as some sort of leaf gall. Never saw one on an azalea before, but I think it's time to treat my trees against fungus. According to Google, that is what this is, and it also seems that if the galls are not physically removed, it can lead to fewer flowers in the future. Damn! If it isnt one thing, it's another! Cant we just grow normal, healthy trees??

 

[Dav4]

I'm thinking they would go well in a salsa or salad...

 

[AboveBeyond]

I'm seeing these all over my Chinese elms. Should all infected leaves be removed?

 

[lordy]

do the ones on your elms look like these?

http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?15098-Elm-leaf-gall

Apparently elm leaf gall isnt as potentially permanently destructive as the azalea leaf gall.

 

[AboveBeyond]

do the ones on your elms look like these?

http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?15098-Elm-leaf-gall

Apparently elm leaf gall isnt as potentially permanently destructive as the azalea leaf gall.

Yes, that's definitely it! Did you remove all infected leaves?

 

[lordy]

I'm thinking they would go well in a salsa or salad...

You do realize you're a sick bastard, right? And that's coming from a lifelong sick bastard, so I'm qualified to ID your problem. It may well be because you are a MassHole from way back.

 

[lordy]

Yes, that's definitely it! Did you remove all infected leaves?

I continue to remove the effected leaves when I see them. They keep coming. There can be damage to branches when so many leaves are effected.