FrankB wrote:
: Yesterday I realised I'd made a serious error in sawing off a major
: branch )about 5" thick) of a mature plum tree which had been giving the tree
: a lopsided look. I only found out today that you should never prune a plum
: tree in winter due to susceptibility to silver leaf disease. If I treat the
: cut tomorrow by painting with Bayer 'seal and heal' fungicide will that
: prevent the problem arising or will 48 hours exposure to the elements of the
: wound already be too late?

Do you know what variety it is? Victora is supposed to be particularly susceptible, most others less so.

Tom.


Ps. The email address in the header is just a spam-trap.
--
Tom Crane, Dept. Physics, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Hill,
Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, England.
Email: T dot Crane at rhul dot ac dot uk