by "Joanne" <j.gillespie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Apr 18, 2008 at 02:53 PM
"Siobhan Bouzane" <sbouzane@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:4808bf87$0$4077$9a566e8b@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Joanne wrote:
>> My neighbor has a plum tree next to my fence. The tree if full of large
>> black blobs. It gets worse each year. Does anyone know what this is and
>> if it can spread to my cherry tree?
>>
>> Joanne
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>
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> It is a fungus called Black Knot. It can spread you your cherry tree.
> If there are many 'knots' present, I would suggest cutting down and
> burning the tree to kill the fungus. Otherwise, treat it with a proper
> fungicide.
>
>
> Here are a couple of links.
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> http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3011.html
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http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/hort_inquiries/deciduous_ornamentals/black_knot.html
>
This is my neighbors tree. He is extremely lazy and doesn't care. I'm
going
to cut off all the branches that are on my side of the fence.
