Silver Leaf Quiz Silver Leaf Quiz Take the Quiz! Get a perfect score! Earn the medallion! Questions may have more than one correct answer. Be sure to select all answers that are correct. If you don't get a perfect score, you can take the quiz again until you do! Please provide your email address to receive your digital medallion. Reference: Silver Leaf Fact Sheet.Email(Required) 1) Silver leaf can be a problem on fruit trees such as cherry trees and apple trees but can also be an issue on ornamental trees such as maple trees and elm trees.(Required) true false 2) Typical signs and symptoms associated with silver leaf include(Required) brooming of infected branches fruit spots blotchy dead areas on leaves fruit rot a silvery sheen to leaves root rots conks on branches or trunks 3) Silver leaf is caused by a(Required) bacterium fungus water mold phytoplasma nematode virus none of the above 4) The silver leaf pathogen commonly overwinters(Required) in soil in leaf litter from infected trees on branches and trunks of infected trees on pruning tools none of the above 5) The silver leaf pathogen can easily infect healthy leaves and branches.(Required) true false 6) Certain symptoms of silver leaf are caused by a toxin produced by the causal pathogen.(Required) true false 7) Management of silver leaf involves(Required) using fungicide treatments removing affected trees removing and disposing of leaves from affected trees planting resistant varieties of tree species prone to the disease pruning out infected branches Δ
