"Spider" wrote in message
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You may have to live with your Pyracantha scab .. or at least live with a
damage limitation regime. I don't like to spray mine as I grow it as much
for wildlife as for a security barrier. Also, my hedge is so extensive
that
the costs would be prohibitive.

Spider, many thanks for your informative reply. I'll give it a bit of a
prune now and see how it goes on, and then perhaps give it another prune
and/or spray in spring.

Thanks again.