Category – Stem Canker

Stem canker decision path: Confirm the pattern and progression before changing care. Confirm: Look for a dry, firm, sunken lesion with a defined margin, cracking, or slow localized expansion. Soft watery tissue and foul odor fit active soft rot more strongly; uniform corking or an old wound may be stable. Start conservatively: Keep the lesion […]

Stem canker decision path: Confirm the pattern and progression before changing care. Confirm: Look for a dry, firm, sunken lesion with a defined margin, cracking, or slow localized expansion. Soft watery tissue and foul odor fit active soft rot more strongly; uniform corking or an old wound may be stable. Start conservatively: Keep the lesion […]

Stem canker decision path: Confirm the pattern and progression before changing care. Confirm: Look for a dry, firm, sunken lesion with a defined margin, cracking, or slow localized expansion. Soft watery tissue and foul odor fit active soft rot more strongly; uniform corking or an old wound may be stable. Start conservatively: Keep the lesion […]

Stem canker describes a localized dead, sunken, cracked, or discolored area on a plumeria branch. Possible causes include fungal or bacterial infection, sunburn, cold injury, mechanical wounds, borers, and mixed stress. The safest response begins by deciding whether the lesion is stable, advancing, or actually a different problem. 1. Identify the LesionCompare shape, firmness, depth, […]