: leaf curl of the peach that is caused by a fungus (Taphrina deformans)
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Those are your best weapons against peach leaf curl and other common fungal diseases.—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025 Application of Liqui-Cop is recommended for preventing peach leaf curl.—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2025 Spray peach trees with approved fungicides to combat peach leaf curl and shothole.—oregonlive, 3 Jan. 2022 Curled and disfigured leaves on peaches and nectarines are peach leaf curl, caused by a fungus.—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2022 Treat peaches four weeks after leaf fall spray for peach leaf curl and shothole diseases.—oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2021 If leaves on peaches, nectarines and other stone fruits look curled and disfigured, that’s probably peach leaf curl, caused by a fungus.—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2021 Sulfur is a fungicide that controls fungal diseases like apple and pear scab and peach leaf curl.—Kym Pokorny | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2020 However, most varieties of both are susceptible to a terrible disease called peach leaf curl, which destroys most of their leaves and severely limits fruit production.—Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2019
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