Amber jelly on evergreen shrub
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Hoping for some help please! I moved recently to a house with a carefully-planned mature garden, which I'm trying to care for properly but I'm not familiar with some of the plants. I noticed today that a big low spreading Juniper-like shrub has got amber coloured blobs of jelly all over it and it seems to be dying. The heather next to it also seems to be mostly dead. What do I do?? Picture attached.
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Amber jelly on evergreen shrub
On Sun, 8 Apr 2012 16:52:56 +0000, Blenny wrote:
Hoping for some help please! I moved recently to a house with a carefully-planned mature garden, which I'm trying to care for properly but I'm not familiar with some of the plants. I noticed today that a big low spreading Juniper-like shrub has got amber coloured blobs of jelly all over it and it seems to be dying. The heather next to it also seems to be mostly dead. What do I do?? Picture attached. Are there purple-brown lumpy things under the amber? I can't get a close enough look to be sure, but it looks like it might be cedar apple rust to me, http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/p...pm.asp?code=28 or another Gymnosporangium. I think you might want to be thinking about a different species to replace it with, as it does indeed seem to be on its way out from any of many possible causes. Here are a couple of possibilities: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3056.html and drought, and severe cold following a dry winter, and dog urine. +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: ST835685a.jpg | |Download: http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=14872| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
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And another update - a local qualified gardener has had a look at it and says to cut it back 6" below the bottom infestation so I'm trying to do that with secateurs and put the pieces instantly into bin bags - it's a mammoth job and the stuff gets everywhere including in my gloves. Anyone know how infectious this stuff is? A Wisconsin advice sheet says to keep dipping your pruning shears in alcohol or 10% bleach. Does this mean I'm carrying it around on my trousers and wellies? But if I get someone to come and uproot it bodily the gloop will fly everywhere … Aargh! I don't want it spreading to the hawthorn and roses or the nearby japonica.
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Amber jelly on evergreen shrub
On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:33:24 +0000, Blenny
wrote: And another update - a local qualified gardener has had a look at it and says to cut it back 6" below the bottom infestation so I'm trying to do that with secateurs and put the pieces instantly into bin bags - it's a mammoth job and the stuff gets everywhere including in my gloves. Anyone know how infectious this stuff is? A Wisconsin advice sheet says to keep dipping your pruning shears in alcohol or 10% bleach. Does this mean I'm carrying it around on my trousers and wellies? But if I get someone to come and uproot it bodily the gloop will fly everywhere … Aargh! I don't want it spreading to the hawthorn and roses or the nearby japonica. Cover it with one of those cheapo disposable plastic painter's drop cloths, fasten it at the bottom with duct tape, then nip it off where you want and dispose of it all wrapped like a mummy. |
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says to cut it back 6" below the bottom infestation so I'm trying to do that with secateurs and put the pieces instantly into bin bags - it's a mammoth job and the stuff gets everywhere including in my gloves. Anyone know how infectious this stuff is? A Wisconsin advice sheet says to keep dipping your pruning shears in alcohol or 10% bleach. Does this mean I'm carrying it around on my trousers and wellies? But if I get someone to come and uproot it bodily the gloop will fly everywhere … Aargh! I don't want it spreading to the hawthorn and roses or the nearby japonica. |
Amber jelly on evergreen shrub
On 4/11/2012 3:33 PM, Blenny wrote:
And another update - a local qualified gardener has had a look at it and says to cut it back 6" below the bottom infestation so I'm trying to do that with secateurs and put the pieces instantly into bin bags - it's a mammoth job and the stuff gets everywhere including in my gloves. Anyone know how infectious this stuff is? A Wisconsin advice sheet says to keep dipping your pruning shears in alcohol or 10% bleach. Does this mean I'm carrying it around on my trousers and wellies? But if I get someone to come and uproot it bodily the gloop will fly everywhere … Aargh! I don't want it spreading to the hawthorn and roses or the nearby japonica. +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ I didn't see the original post, but FFR if you're talking about Tremella mesenterica, it infects only wood that's already dead. |
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Just to sign off on this, a local tree-and-hedge man quickly and efficiently removed the infected juniper down to a low stump and took it away - he said he'd never seen anything like it. I scraped off the top layer underneath (needles and sawdust) and binned it, so I hope there isn't infection in the soil, and I'll look out for any signs of anything else catching it, and use anti-rust spray if so. It seems to be too late to kill the stump this year, but I'll do it next winter if necessary. And I'll plant the bed with stuff that doesn't get rust.
Although Gymnosporangium seems to be common in the US, I can't find much about it in Britain. I couldn't find anything on the internet about how to treat the jelly itself - is it infectious on clothing or the ground? When does it release its spores - continually? It's very unpleasant to the touch as well as nasty to look at and I hope never to experience it again. Thanks to everyone for suggestions. |
Amber jelly on evergreen shrub
Blenny wrote:
Although Gymnosporangium seems to be common in the US, I can't find much about it in Britain. I couldn't find anything on the internet about how to treat the jelly itself - is it infectious on clothing or the ground? When does it release its spores - continually? It's very unpleasant to the touch as well as nasty to look at and I hope never to experience it again. Too late, it lives: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkOfeSNsWpM |
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