Advise please.
I have a honey locust, about 15 yrs. old. As a young tree it was deer
damaged, long break of bark in trunk on southeast side. This year it has developed
"conks, mushrooms" what ever you want to call them, it's just like someone
glued Styrofoam to the area.
>From everything I have read, although I could not find anything specific on
honey locust, trees that develop this fungus are, needless to say, doomed. That
there is nothing that can be done. I had a MG tree care advisor look at it
also. I am hoping we are wrong and there has been some miracle cure for this
that we don't know about. HELP!. The tree does have a wire mesh screen around
it, 2 inches from trunk, and I do have a white honeysuckle growing at the base
of it which climbs very nicely.
Can anyone tell me how long this tree might last? Also I have an Autumn Blaze
Maple that we planted last fall, first night in the ground, our local buck
rubbed that also. We have now learned to fence the same day as plant and not
wait a day. Is there anyway to prevent the Maple from getting this same fungus?
The Maple appears to be healing nicely. They are about 150 feet from each
other.
Any advise would be welcomed. Thanks.
Barb
HC
