Red-Tip Photinia Foaming at Base: Slime Flux, Not Leaf Spot

Large Red-Tip Foams White at Trunk Base After Rain

5-year-old plant never did this before. Also has Entomosporium leaf spot from wet spring, but too large to spray. Owner cleans fallen leaves.

Foaming is slime flux (bacterial), unrelated to fungal leaf spot. Replacement may be an option given size and dual issues.

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