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Peach Tree White Fuzzy Trunk Fungus: Need Local Lab Diagnosis

Twelve peach trees in Bulloch County, GA; three show thin white fuzzy growth starting a few inches below scaffold branches, spreading heavily on undersides of scaffolds and up limbs. Copper, streptomycin, captan sprays slowed but didn’t stop it. No online match.

Expert Limitation

Without a sharp image or physical sample, distinguishing between a fungal pathogen, a secondary saprophyte, or even an insect secretion (e.g., scale wax) is guesswork.

Recommended Path

Contact Bulloch County Extension (Statesboro, Langston Chapel Rd., 912-871-6130).
Request a "house call" for on-site inspection.
If stumped, they’ll send a sample to the UGA diagnostic lab for definitive ID.

Accurate ID → targeted, effective treatment. Blanket sprays waste money and time.

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