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What is this?!

meyerlje
9 years ago

And how do I get rid of it?
I have a pitted key lime tree that I've had for mabout 12 years. It grows but never produces fruit and it has this black junk on all new growth. I treated with tea tree oil thinking it was a fungus. That made all the leaves fall off but this came back. Help, please!

Comments (3)

  • serge94501
    9 years ago

    Looks like scale to me

  • hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA
    9 years ago

    Scale for sure. Treat accordingly.

    Patty S.

  • darnrus
    9 years ago

    It is scale we use an ultra fine oil like Ortho Volk it is cheap and works. "greenhouse in the snow" we have a lot of citrus in of all places Nebraska and use oil for nearly everything.

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