Armillaria

[treelooker]

Managing Armillaria
http://www.tcia.org/Digital_Magazine...ag_May10LR.pdf

Page 22: Trees infected with Armillaria fungus can be treated by exposure and by inoculation with beneficial antagonists to that pathogen. This research proves the effectiveness of exposing the infected area and treating with beneficial microorganisms.

In addition, several studies in the forestry, phytopathology and ecology literature demonstrate the effectiveness of these treatments. Therefore, it seems that condemning trees in urban areas based on rhizomorphs without considering these simple therapeutic treatments may be needlessly costing those communities irreplaceable arboreal resources.

 

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[sotc]

Bad link Guy.

How is the root pruning guide coming along?

 

[Bodean]

We just radial. trenched, ammended soil and served up trichoderma to almost 50 monterey cypress forest tees.

It's not just for Snake Shows anymore, this elixir works.

 

[simplypete]

I have a silver maple infected with Armillaria. What is it and where do get the inoculant?

 

[treelooker]

I have a silver maple infected with Armillaria. What is it and where do get the inoculant?

Sorry about the link; http://www.tcia.org/Digital_Magazine/PDFs/lowres/TCI_Mag_May10LR.pdf

Pete, Trianum that they used is made in Europe. imo it's the exposure from soil removal that's most important. Most who work with this advise a cocktail of bioactive good guys in the replacement soil (outside the infected site--gotta keep that open.. I like using sweet-smelling soil from a healthy tree of the same species.

I posted this here just because...getting my guts cut out regularly at arbtalk because I propose managing fungus and most of them worship it. One guy even prescribes taking out oaks because they are close to infected trees. Really. Whack-a-Mole, overandover.

Willie, that was done a month ago, thank gawd. Should be out for pub review next month.

 

[Bodean]

Thanks for stopping in, Guy.