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"Mel" writes:
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| I have several stumps in the ground left from chopped-down leylandii. The
| stumps have been there for about 5 years. Under the soil, I think one of
| the stumps has honey fungus (it's white and smells like mushrooms). The
| surrounding plants are (touch wood) healthy. Should I treat the stump or
| should I leave it? It can't really be removed without damaging surrounding
| plants.

1) Why do you think that it is honey fungus? There are a zillion fungi
that grow on dead stumps. Actually, assuming that you mean its mycelium
is white, it isn't honey fungus :-)

2) Remember that Fungus is the bogeyman. Few of them are half the killers
that they are made out to be - we wouldn't have any ancient woodland if
they were - and honey fungus is no exception to that.

3) There isn't anything that you can eliminate it with that won't poison
the soil for yards around, and even the groundwater. No, Armillatox will
NOT kill it all once it has infected a stump.

So - Don't Panic.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.