Barb,
Warning: This was meant in the utmost fun.
If the tree is decaying, I would guess a good portion, if not the whole
tree, is probably dead. And, I am sad to say, that I have no cures for
"dead." I wish I did, because I would be a very wealthy woman. As for
as prophecizing its demise, I am not of much help. I usually go to my
high powered piece of equipment called the Magic Eightball. It says
"Outlook unclear." People have different definitions for dead with
respect for trees. Some people consider suckers as a lasting proof that
there tree lives. And they are right, sort of. Others will view your
tree as dead. And they are right, sort of, too. Because we don't have
concrete measures of death (absence of heartbeat, brainwaves, screaming
in pain) there is a lot open to interpretation.
As far as your maple getting the same fungus. It depends on the fungus.
Some, like Armillaria or other root and butt rots, may attack your
maple. Others are solely decay fungi and will not harm any nearby
healthy tree. If you are really concerned, send it in and we can
diagnose it and determine if that possibility exists.
Janna
BBlaha3484@aol.com wrote:
>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
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Janna Beckerman
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Department of Plant Pathology
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"... in gardens, beauty is a by-product.
The main business is sex and death ..."
- Sam Llewelyn, The Sea Garden
