Although it s most often found on the east coast it can grow anywhere and especially thrives in areas that have cool damp springs or rainy fall weather conditions.
Black spots on siding in clusters.
Lawn garden we have thousands of tiny black spots pin head size all over the siding of our house.
The dark spots are indeed spores but they do not come from your oak trees.
Shotgun fungus can shoot black spots on your house here s how to avoid the mess if you re seeing dark specks on your siding the culprit could be hiding in your mulch.
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Others have said it s a.
In the absence of direct sunlight it shoots the spores at highly reflective surfaces such as white house siding.
The black tar like spots that are all over your vinyl siding are more than likely a fungus called sphaerobolus stellatus better known as artillery or shotgun fungus.
Some tell us it s from spiders.
In nature the artillery fungus shoots its spores towards sunlight.
Are those spots alive.
Micro black spots on siding tags.
And of course the black spots show up better on white surfaces so they are noticed more easily.
I have hundreds of tiny black dots spread out all over my house.