Avocado limb killed by branch canker and dieback, formerly called Dothiorella canker. The disease is caused by Phomopsis (=Diaporthe) species and various fungi in the Botryosphaeriaceae family.

Dothiorella canker, Botryosphaeria dothidea = Dothiorella gregaria. Brown dead large limb in green canopy of old avocado. UC Riverside Co.   Credit: David Rosen
Credit: David Rosen