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Powdery Mildew Is Host-Specific: Safe to Plant Japanese Maple After Crape Myrtle

No Soil Treatment Needed

Powdery mildew fungi are highly host-specific. The strain that infects crape myrtle will not affect Japanese maple because the two plants are unrelated. Simply remove the crape myrtle and plant the maple—no soil fumigation or special preparation required.

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