Peach leaf curl is one of the most common disease problems for home gardeners. It is caused by the fungus Taphrina deformans and affects the blossoms, fruit, leaves and shoots of peaches, ornamental flowering peaches and nectarines.

UC’s publication Peach Leaf Curl provides information to help home gardeners reduce or eliminate this problem in their yards.

Topics include:

• Identification and damage
• Life cycle
• Resistant varieties
• Fungicides
• Physical controls

Peach leaves deformed by peach leaf curl. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark.