Plum trees

I have two Italian plum trees which normally bear lots of fruit. This year all of the plums developed what looked like a fungus and withered on the trees. What would cause this and how would you treat it?

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#1 Comment By Alisma On 10/18/2016 @ 3:00 pm

Would it be possible to send a photograph? If not, see these fact sheets for plum diseases to determine whether the symptoms fit:

https://extension.psu.edu/plants/tree-fruit/diseases/stone-fruit-diseases ^[1]
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/disease_descriptions/ombrownr.html ^[2]
https://plantdiseasehandbook.tamu.edu/food-crops/fruit-crops/plum/ ^[3]

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[1] https://extension.psu.edu/plants/tree-fruit/diseases/stone-fruit-diseases: https://extension.psu.edu/plants/tree-fruit/diseases/stone-fruit-diseases

[2] http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/disease_descriptions/ombrownr.html: http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/disease_descriptions/ombrownr.html

[3] https://plantdiseasehandbook.tamu.edu/food-crops/fruit-crops/plum/: https://plantdiseasehandbook.tamu.edu/food-crops/fruit-crops/plum/

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