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For rates and mixing instructions please contact me at my office. My thanks to Evan Milburn, cherry grower in Elkton, MD for tracking down the solution to this destructive disease. He indicated that with out discovering the use of multiple applications of Bordeaux Mix he would have lost his cherry orchard. It would be my recommendation the all new and young sweet cherry blocks begin a program of Bordeaux Mix applications this September. Careful observation and scouting in older blocks should be done now to determine if this bacterial disease is present and control warranted. It is my observation to date that if any Bacterial Canker is observed in sweet cherry I would begin a spray program of Bordeaux Mixture now. For additional information please do not hesitate to contact me. Fact sheets on Bcterial Canker There are numerous fact sheets online for BActerial Canker, many include color photographs for reference. Below are the listinsgs for several : Penn State also has a fact sheet on Bacterial Canker in Stone Fruit on their website at http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/CASDEPT/PLANT/fpath/fpath.html West Virgina University http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/disease_descriptions/bactcank.html Comaparision of healthy trees vs diseased trees: http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/disease_descriptions/disease_images/fig129c.jpg University of California http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r105101511.html   Go to New Jersey Fruit Focus Return to the Virtual Orchard