hello im new here so don't know if im posting in the right place or not
Ive recently noticed fungus growing on the trunk of my plum tree and hope someone can help me regarding saving the tree
should i pull the fungus off or not
thanks in advance

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kath

On Wednesday, December 3, 2014 7:25:03 AM UTC-8, undautri wrote:
hello im new here so don't know if im posting in the right place or not
Ive recently noticed fungus growing on the trunk of my plum tree and
hope someone can help me regarding saving the tree
should i pull the fungus off or not
thanks in advance

http://tinyurl.com/n8xsafz
kath




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undautri

You need to give your location.

Also, have you visited any Web sites about the problem. If so
what did they say that leaves you seeking more info?

HB

HB

On 12/3/2014 5:39 AM, undautri wrote:
hello im new here so don't know if im posting in the right place or not
Ive recently noticed fungus growing on the trunk of my plum tree and
hope someone can help me regarding saving the tree
should i pull the fungus off or not
thanks in advance

http://tinyurl.com/n8xsafz
kath

Bad news! With fungus growing that high, your tree might already be dead.

Stone fruits -- especially peaches, but also plums, cherries, and
apricots -- are not long-lived. I'm not sure about the others, but I
read that commercial peach orchards are bulldozed and replanted after
about 15 years. The trees might linger longer than that, but they
decline severely.

I know of a stand of ornamental cherries that were planted not more than
14 years ago that also have fungus on their trunks. They were planted
in basins when they should have been planted on mounds. They are dying
of root rot because the basins cause water to accumulate and stand at
the base of the trunks. The fungus on their trunks is merely a symptom
of their dying, not a cause.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary

undautri wrote:

hello im new here so don't know if im posting in the right place or not
Ive recently noticed fungus growing on the trunk of my plum tree and
hope someone can help me regarding saving the tree
should i pull the fungus off or not
thanks in advance

http://tinyurl.com/n8xsafz
kath

That's a type of bracket/shelf fungi. Being it's on the trunk there
isn't much to be done save remove the tree, there is no known cure...
by the time the fruiting bodies appear the tree's interior is too far
gone from decay... were it on a branch I'd say remove the branch but
you can't remove the trunk. From the look of that trunk diameter it
appears to be a rather old plum tree at the end of it's life, much
weakened which is likely why it became a good host for fungi. That
tree is already very weak, have it removed before it falls and causes
serious damage to nearby structures.
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/orna...ket-fungus.htm

On 4/12/2014 3:18 AM, David E. Ross wrote:
On 12/3/2014 5:39 AM, undautri wrote:
hello im new here so don't know if im posting in the right place or not
Ive recently noticed fungus growing on the trunk of my plum tree and
hope someone can help me regarding saving the tree
should i pull the fungus off or not
thanks in advance

http://tinyurl.com/n8xsafz
kath

Bad news! With fungus growing that high, your tree might already be dead.

Stone fruits -- especially peaches, but also plums, cherries, and
apricots -- are not long-lived. I'm not sure about the others, but I
read that commercial peach orchards are bulldozed and replanted after
about 15 years. The trees might linger longer than that, but they
decline severely.

I know of a stand of ornamental cherries that were planted not more than
14 years ago that also have fungus on their trunks. They were planted
in basins when they should have been planted on mounds. They are dying
of root rot because the basins cause water to accumulate and stand at
the base of the trunks. The fungus on their trunks is merely a symptom
of their dying, not a cause.

I didn't like the look of the vertical splits in the bark on the trunks.

thank you all so much for your help guess its got to go which is a pity as ive had loads of fruit off it - even this year
i think i planted it about 12 years ago so its not young
my next question is i have recently - last month- planted 2 apple trees in the nearbu area are they likely to get infected ? and i also have a large cherry and a coxes apple in the area too that have been there a while - are they likely to get it too ?
thank you
kath

On 12/4/2014 2:08 PM, undautri wrote:
Fran Farmer;1009831 Wrote:
On 4/12/2014 3:18 AM, David E. Ross wrote:-
On 12/3/2014 5:39 AM, undautri wrote:-
hello im new here so don't know if im posting in the right place or
not
Ive recently noticed fungus growing on the trunk of my plum tree and
hope someone can help me regarding saving the tree
should i pull the fungus off or not
thanks in advance

http://tinyurl.com/n8xsafz
kath-

Bad news! With fungus growing that high, your tree might already be
dead.

Stone fruits -- especially peaches, but also plums, cherries, and
apricots -- are not long-lived. I'm not sure about the others, but I
read that commercial peach orchards are bulldozed and replanted after
about 15 years. The trees might linger longer than that, but they
decline severely.

I know of a stand of ornamental cherries that were planted not more
than
14 years ago that also have fungus on their trunks. They were planted
in basins when they should have been planted on mounds. They are
dying
of root rot because the basins cause water to accumulate and stand at
the base of the trunks. The fungus on their trunks is merely a
symptom
of their dying, not a cause.-

I didn't like the look of the vertical splits in the bark on the trunks.

thank you all so much for your help guess its got to go which is a pity
as ive had loads of fruit off it - even this year
i think i planted it about 12 years ago so its not young
my next question is i have recently - last month- planted 2 apple
trees in the nearbu area are they likely to get infected ? and i also
have a large cherry and a coxes apple in the area too that have been
there a while - are they likely to get it too ?
thank you

This isn't an infection. The fungus colonized the tree because the
tree was already in the process of decay. As long as your other trees
are alive and healthy and have no decayed wood, they won't get a fungus.

thank you very much for your speedy reply - im so relieved
xkath

On Thursday, December 4, 2014 5:35:26 PM UTC-5, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
On 12/4/2014 2:08 PM, undautri wrote:
Fran Farmer;1009831 Wrote:
On 4/12/2014 3:18 AM, David E. Ross wrote:-
On 12/3/2014 5:39 AM, undautri wrote:-
hello im new here so don't know if im posting in the right place or
not
Ive recently noticed fungus growing on the trunk of my plum tree and
hope someone can help me regarding saving the tree
should i pull the fungus off or not
thanks in advance

http://tinyurl.com/n8xsafz
kath-

Bad news! With fungus growing that high, your tree might already be
dead.

Stone fruits -- especially peaches, but also plums, cherries, and
apricots -- are not long-lived. I'm not sure about the others, but I
read that commercial peach orchards are bulldozed and replanted after
about 15 years. The trees might linger longer than that, but they
decline severely.

I know of a stand of ornamental cherries that were planted not more
than
14 years ago that also have fungus on their trunks. They were planted
in basins when they should have been planted on mounds. They are
dying
of root rot because the basins cause water to accumulate and stand at
the base of the trunks. The fungus on their trunks is merely a
symptom
of their dying, not a cause.-

I didn't like the look of the vertical splits in the bark on the trunks.

thank you all so much for your help guess its got to go which is a pity
as ive had loads of fruit off it - even this year
i think i planted it about 12 years ago so its not young
my next question is i have recently - last month- planted 2 apple
trees in the nearbu area are they likely to get infected ? and i also
have a large cherry and a coxes apple in the area too that have been
there a while - are they likely to get it too ?
thank you

This isn't an infection. The fungus colonized the tree because the
tree was already in the process of decay. As long as your other trees
are alive and healthy and have no decayed wood, they won't get a fungus.

I agree, this fungus is not a pathogen but rather a wood rotter. It appeared only to decompose the dead wood.