First Report of Causing Leaf Spot on 'Marina' in the United States.

The Marina strawberry tree ( Demoly. 'Marina') is a popular ornamental tree species, prized for its glossy evergreen foliage, display of pink and white bell-shaped blooms, and strawberry-like ornamental fruits. In April 2024, a foliar sample from a Humboldt County, California nursery, where had been detected earlier in the year, was submitted to the CDFA Plant Pest Diagnostic Laboratory exhibiting symptoms of marginal leaf necrosis (Fig.