--- Jim Lewis wrote:

While I have a hard time believing that any
antifungal agent
(including lime sulfur) applied to dead wood on a
bonsai will
maintain antifungal properties for more than a few
hours, or
will affect the fungi that MAY attack the wood in
any event, the
varnish, or lacquer, or polyethylene, or wood
hardener, will
offer considerable protection because they seal the
wood away
from nasty thingies.

Interestingly enough big tree people (arborists) will
not seal dead wood because of locking in nasty
thingies.

Kitsune Miko


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