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- From: mauch1@aol.com
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- Subject: [NAFEX] lime sulfur
- Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:02:45 -0400
>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?
I have a similar problem with an apricot tree. The tree is about 4-5 inches in diamter, and the visible fungi has spread to about half the trunk diameter and extends from the ground into where the tree begins branching.
>tree trunk.
>Can lime/sulfur be added to latex paint, and painted directly on the fungi
>to kill them?
I have a similar problem with an apricot tree. The tree is about 4-5 inches in diamter, and the visible fungi has spread to about half the trunk diameter and extends from the ground into where the tree begins branching.
Observation. I too have the white fungi, though mine looks more like shelf fungi. I believe they only came after the bark/tissue was already dead. I believe the problem started when the tree received winter damage from cracking bark (warm sun followed by freezing temperatures). The bark began to ooze. I call this 'gummosis', but I believe this was only a symptom not the cause. Possibly a bacterial infection?
What I'm planning to do. I kept expecting the tree to die, but its been going on for 3 years like this, with the dead area gradually widening. I think the healthy remaining tissue cannot recover as the moist/dead tissue is continuing to infect the healthy tissue, and the dead tissue blocks the regrowth. So unless someone has a convincing anti-argument, I'm going to remove the diseased dead tissue/bark with a chisel.
This should allow the wood underneath to dry out and not remain a source of fungi. The healthy tissue (theoretically), should be able to grow back over. Thoughts are welcome.
Chris Mauchline
SE PA, zone 6
40° 5' N 75° 51'W
~650 ft elevation
SE PA, zone 6
40° 5' N 75° 51'W
~650 ft elevation
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[NAFEX] lime sulfur,
Thomas Olenio, 04/05/2006
- Re: [NAFEX] lime sulfur, Dennis Norton, 04/05/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] lime sulfur,
tanis grif, 04/05/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] lime sulfur,
Stephen Sadler, 04/05/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] lime sulfur,
tanis grif, 04/05/2006
- Re: [NAFEX] lime sulfur, MARIE ASHTON, 04/05/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] lime sulfur,
Stephen Sadler, 04/05/2006
- Re: [NAFEX] lime sulfur, rob hamilton, 04/05/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] lime sulfur,
tanis grif, 04/05/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] lime sulfur,
Stephen Sadler, 04/05/2006
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[NAFEX] lime sulfur,
mauch1, 04/06/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] lime sulfur(apricot tree rescue),
tanis cuff, 04/06/2006
- Re: [NAFEX] lime sulfur(apricot tree rescue), Dennis Norton, 04/06/2006
- Re: [NAFEX] lime sulfur, Stephen Sadler, 04/06/2006
- Re: [NAFEX] lime sulfur, Thomas Olenio, 04/06/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] lime sulfur(apricot tree rescue),
tanis cuff, 04/06/2006
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