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Seedling
Ive had this benjamina for a year and a half. It was cut down from an 18 foot tree to about 5 feet. I had the guy cut it, he used a saw. I put it into a 20 inch bowel this summer and left the top so the tree can re-cooperate. Everything was going good until this winter when noticed bracket fungi all over the top of the trunk where It was cut. So this tree is probably going to die.
I cut off the parts with fruiting bodies with a 5 inch border and sprayed it with dormant spray. I'm not sure what else I can do for this tree. Because it developed at the trunk chop, I'm assuming it was introduced by the dirty saw the guy used. It was under full sun and and the fungus has actually killed the trunk despite new growth.
I plan to spray it with a copper fungicide although Ive read there is no effective chemical treatment. If anyone has treated a similar problem, please share your thoughts.
I cut off the parts with fruiting bodies with a 5 inch border and sprayed it with dormant spray. I'm not sure what else I can do for this tree. Because it developed at the trunk chop, I'm assuming it was introduced by the dirty saw the guy used. It was under full sun and and the fungus has actually killed the trunk despite new growth.
I plan to spray it with a copper fungicide although Ive read there is no effective chemical treatment. If anyone has treated a similar problem, please share your thoughts.