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Excessive rains have led to widespread occurrence of fungal anthracnose and bacterial leaf scorch in trees, as well as other tree diseases, and resulted in lots of mushrooms and bracket fungi.  We are noticing many leaves falling early from trees such as silver maple

Silver Maple Leaf Spot

and sycamore. In disease affected trees, defoliation may be noticeable especially in low lying areas without good air circulation. At this point in the season, leaf spot and drop will have no long term effect on the health of the trees.
NFG 10/5/2018

Boxwood blight caused by the fungus Cylindrocladium pseudonaviculatum was confirmed in a retail nursery in Delaware on June 19, 2013.

Leaf spot on boxwood infected with the boxwood blight pathogen
Leaf spot on boxwood infected with the boxwood blight pathogen

 

Black streaks on twigs of boxwood with boxwood blight
Black streaks on twigs of boxwood with boxwood blight

Boxwood blight was first identified in the U.K. in 1994 and then in the U.S. in October of 2011. The disease has been identified in nurseries and landscapes on boxwood and pachysandra. It has been confirmed in NC, CT, VA, RI, MD, MA, OR, NY, PA, OH, and Delaware. It was identified in the UD Plant Diagnostic Clinic in 2012, but came from plants in Maryland. In June of 2013, boxwood blight was identified in a retail nursery in Delaware.

See the new fact sheet from University of Delaware Cooperative Extension at: http://extension.udel.edu/factsheet/boxwood-blight-caused-by-the-fungus-cylindrocladium-pseudonaviculatum/

See the links below from American Nursery and Landscape Association and Connecticut Agricultural Expt Station:

www.BoxwoodBlight.org

http://www.ct.gov/caes/cwp/view.asp?a=3756&q=500388