Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Ailing JM, 1 by Weerobin
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Subject: Ailing JM
Forum: Trees, Shrubs and Conifers
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Weerobin wrote: A prized acer palmatum Shishigashira suddenly developed some sort of wilt. It's 15yr old at least, about 8ft tall. Its position by my front door tells you how much I value it. It has done fine over many years. I just noticed yesterday that half the plant is essentially dead. The plant branches just a couple inches up from the crown. The larger portion (naturally) has apparently abruptly died. On closer inspection, there is swelling/fissuring of the trunk just above the bifurcation. I cut off the diseased portion as close to the bifurcation as I could. But I see in the transection of the trunk still a large area of darkening. Is the remained portion of the tree doomed? Is there anything I can do about it? Here are a bunch of pictures. #1 is a shot of the whole tree. #2 shows the lower 1/2 where the tree divides into a healthy and dead half. #3 shows the withered dead foliage on the affected half. #4 shows the cut off portion. #5 shows the swelling at the bottom of the affected stem as well as the discoloration of the wood. |