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This dirt like thing is on much of my Skip Laurel. It’s a mold right? Can you help identify the mold, cause and remedy?

front underside

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  • Can you check beneath the leaves to see if there's anything there that shouldn't be - also the woody stems. You're looking for shield shaped objects on the stems, or fluffy white deposits under the leaves, or even small insects under the leaves.
    – Bamboo
    May 31, 2020 at 10:49
  • Hi @Bamboo, updated. Don’t really see any of what you described
    – Peter
    Jun 1, 2020 at 17:05
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    It looks like sooty mould, or sooty mould previously formed and dried out a bit - sooty mould is associated with heavy aphid or scale infestation. Does the black mould wash off if you try, or is it actually in the leaf?
    – Bamboo
    Jun 1, 2020 at 17:11

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Sooty mold is exactly what it is. Confirmed by someone who saw it live.

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