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["Dennis Norton" <dmnorton@royaloakfarmorchard.com>]

There is actually a technique used on Bonsai trees that uses lime/sulphur to 
fight fungus and various colors of acrylic latex paints to get the original 
color of the wood "look" to hide the discoloration of the "punky" wood. 
Don't know why it shouldn't work for you!

Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 8:31 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] lime sulfur


> Hello,
>
> I have a cherry tree with a fungal problem.  White mushrooms growing from 
> tree trunk.
>
> Can lime/sulfur be added to latex paint, and painted directly on the fungi 
> to kill them?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
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