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Old 12-07-2007, 03:57 PM
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Default Plum tree canker?
Noticed today a brown "goo" on the trunk of my small plum tree
Is this canker?
If so, looks like the whole tree needs cutting down and burning .......
Would it be safe / ok to plant a new plum tree next to the old one?
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Old 12-07-2007, 06:36 PM
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Looks like it is just gumming - something damaged the bark and this is the equivelent of a plaster.

I'd give it a while before you reach for an axe!

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I would agree with that diagnosis. Our Damson trees weep like that every time the woodpeckers have been at them!
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cheers for advice - i'll leave it for now and see what happens - i know we've got woodpeckers here ....
i hope it's nothing serious cos we like plums .... and there are hundreds of plums on the tree ........
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