Lilac leaves are dying - Ask Extension
I have had minor leaf loss in past years but this year my lilac (I don't know variety) have leaves that have totally died off and are falling off the ...
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Lilac leaves are dying #878619
Asked July 24, 2024, 3:51 PM EDT
I have had minor leaf loss in past years but this year my lilac (I don't know variety) have leaves that have totally died off and are falling off the shrub. I didn't see any mildew on them prior to them turning brown.
Hennepin County Minnesota
Expert Response
It is probably bacterial blight of lilac.
Management.
https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/leaf-spot-diseases-trees-and-shrubs#bacterial-leaf-spots-1156513
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/bacterial_blight_of_lilac
https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/encyclopedia/lilac-bacterial-blight
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/bacterial-blight/
https://extension.psu.edu/lilac-diseases
http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/factsheets/lilacbacterialblight.pdf
https://www.rhs.org.uk/disease/lilac-blight
Management.
https://extension.umn.edu/plant-diseases/leaf-spot-diseases-trees-and-shrubs#bacterial-leaf-spots-1156513
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/bacterial_blight_of_lilac
https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/encyclopedia/lilac-bacterial-blight
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/bacterial-blight/
https://extension.psu.edu/lilac-diseases
http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/factsheets/lilacbacterialblight.pdf
https://www.rhs.org.uk/disease/lilac-blight
