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Cherry Shot Hole

wilsonomyces carpophilus

The Cherry Shot Hole is a fascinating fungus that loves to live on cherry trees! It makes little holes in the leaves, which can look like tiny shots were taken at them!

Lebensraum: Cherry trees, particularly in orchards and woodlands.

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The Cherry Shot Hole disease is characterized by small, circular purple to reddish-brown spots on leaves. These spots often dry out and fall away, creating distinctive perforations resembling a shotgun blast. Affected fruits develop sunken lesions with red margins.

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Cherry Shot Hole

Kategorie

Pilze

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

0/5 · Keine bekannte Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Farmers fight hard against this tiny fungus to save their tasty fruit crops.

It can attack not just cherries, but also peaches, plums, and apricots.

Just one tiny spore can start a big problem for a whole cherry tree!

The holes in cherry leaves are actually made by the tree trying to heal itself!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Cherry Shot Hole can spread its tiny spores via splashing rain because this helps it infect new leaves and fruit.

Cherry Shot Hole has enzymes that cause leaf cells to die and drop out, creating its characteristic "shot hole" effect.

Cherry Shot Hole can overwinter in infected buds and cankers because this allows it to reappear each spring.

Maße und Details

Edibility: inedible
Wachstumssubstrat: other
Saison: Spring to fall

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

parasitizes

Sweet Cherry

Prunus avium

causes disease on leaves, fruit, and twigs.

parasitizes

Peach

Prunus persica

can infect and damage peach leaves and fruit.

parasitizes

Plum

Prunus domestica

leads to shot holes and fruit spots on plums.

Merkmale

Baumbewohnend

Baumbewohnende Tiere leben hauptsächlich in Bäumen und nutzen diese als Unterschlupf, Nahrungsquelle und zum Schutz vor Raubtieren.

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Wald

Waldlebensräume sind terrestrische Lebensräume, die von dichtem Baumbestand dominiert werden und eine große Vielfalt an Pflanzen- und Tierarten beherbergen.