“…The epidemics of cherry leaf spot can lead to full and early defoliation of the trees and can cause serious economic damage especially in rainy years. Due to early defoliation, tree conditions are weaken and only weak buds develop as well as frost sensitivity of the trees is also increased (Kaszonyi, 1966;Howell & Stackhouse, 1973;Sjulin et al, 1989;Jenser & Véghelyi, 2003;Holb & Veisz, 2005;Borovinova et al, 2007Borovinova et al, , 2014Holb, 2009;Proffer et al, 2013;Borovinova & Petrova, 2015). The situation can be worse if plant protection does not reach the expected level.…”