"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
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from "nick gray" contains these words:

To reduce the infection of silver leaf, it's best to leave the pruning
until
late spring/early summer. Treat any open cuts with wound paint.

Noooooooooooooooooooo!

Cut out any infected branch as soon as the symptoms appear!

If you don't, the fungus will get down into the trunk and - goodbye tree.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
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HMMM - RHS says "Prune plums and other susceptible plants in the summer
months when there is little risk of infection.
Apply a proprietary wound treatment immediately: phenolic formulations (Bio
Arbrex Seal and Heal) or octane acid (Growing Success Prune and Seal)."

See - http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile...ilver_leaf.asp

Cheers

Nick
www.ukgardening.co.uk