Camellia Leaf Gall: Fungal Disease Management

Thick, Waxy, Distorted Camellia Leaves

Camellia tips show enlarged, waxy, curled, discolored leaves—classic camellia leaf gall (Exobasidium camelliae).

Pick off and trash all galls before they turn white and release spores.
Do not compost—spores survive and reinfect.
Preventive spray next spring: Apply mancozeb or chlorothalonil at bud swell, repeat in 7 days.

Galls don’t kill the plant but reduce bloom quality. Sanitation + early fungicide breaks the cycle.

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