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Pruning stubs of limbs an inch or more in diameter are favorite 

 places for Cytospora canker. This is especially true of cuts made 

 during the dormant season. Three practices will aid in reducing 

 the number of infected cuts: (1) Wait until bud-swell or later to 

 make the cuts. (2) Do not leave stubs; rather make the cut as close 

 to the next branch as possible. (3) Apply a fungicide spray before 

 the first rain following spring pruning. The materials do not seem 



