Fungal
high
Black foot & Petri disease
Soilborne trunk-disease fungi that rot the base and wood of young vines, causing them to fail in the first years.
Trunk & cordons
7 problems can affect the trunk & cordons of your grapevine. Filter by type, or open one to compare symptoms and treatments.
Fungal
high
Botryosphaeria dieback
A trunk-disease complex that cankers cordons and kills spurs, closely mimicking Eutypa.
Bacterial
moderate
Crown gall
Warty, tumour-like growths on the trunk near the soil line, often after winter injury.
Fungal
high
Esca (trunk disease)
A chronic wood rot of older vines, showing as "tiger-stripe" leaves and sudden collapse.
Fungal
high
Eutypa dieback
A slow trunk disease ("dead arm") that stunts spring shoots and kills cordons one arm at a time.
Insect / pest
high
Spotted lanternfly
An invasive planthopper that swarms vines, sucking sap and coating them in sticky honeydew and sooty mould.
Disorder
high
Winter & frost injury
Cold damage that kills buds, splits bark, and kills trunks — a frequent look-alike for trunk disease.
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