What Are the Treatments for Lemon Tree Fungus?
lemons and lemon tree image by jc from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a05/me/6k/treatments-lemon-tree-fungus_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Many types of diseases that attack lemon trees are easily preventable and treatable. All citrus trees are susceptible to a variety of diseases (including hundreds of types of bacteria, fungi and viruses), which can be spread from species to species and can damage or destroy both fruit and trees. The fungi that attack lemon trees can be prevented and, if it does occur, can be dealt with using simple treatments. Types of Citrus Fungus Lemon trees suffer from two types of fungus: fungal spores, which live in and emanate from the ground and attack the tree’s roots; and airborne spores, which attack the tree’s fruit, bark and leaves. Citrus fungi include melanose, citrus scab, brown rot (also known as root rot), sooty mold (br