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[mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>]

I have gradual decline on all prunus (except bitter dwarf almonds)
planted here.  Usually one main branch at a time over the course of
years.  I always associated it with heavy clay soils & years where the
soils are particularly waterlogged from spring & early summer rains.

~mIEKAL

On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 8:52 AM, Kieran &/or Donna
<holycow@frontiernet.net> wrote:
> Jim,  Is this southwest injury or whatever they call it?  Where maybe last
> spring or the autumn before, you had  some warm sunny days and very cold
> clear nights, and that side of the tree sprang into action only to be frozen
> to death.  I saw it here in Tenn one time, someone showed it to me and
> told me what it was.  Best think about replacing the tree, but it will take
> it a good long time to die, and it may continue to be quite
> productive.  Even if it heals up the injury, the wood beneath will be weak
> if it rots, but it might be ok in your climate.   Put a few seeds of the
> tree near it, you can bud or graft them later if you want to keep the same.
> As the new tree grows you can cut back the old one, keeping it in
> production.  It might be easier to just start one somewhere else as part of
> your gradual rotation of berries, and when the old tree declines you can put
> berries under it.    Donna
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