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What rot?

Jimboss007Jimboss007 Posts: 12
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I’ve inherited a small greenhouse with several established plants/small trees in it. Just wondering if anyone know what is attacking this particular one and whether it is curable or needs to be dug up (not sure what tree it is)? Many thanks.

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    I agree with PF.  If that light coloured stuff is like wood dust, then it also has a beetle grub (borer) of some kind which is eating the heartwood of the trunk from inside, leaving it with no strength.  Hoik it out.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Jimboss007Jimboss007 Posts: 12
    Thanks guys
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I wonder if it's crept in from outside Jimboss. It looks like there's a tree [?] outside, unless I'm misreading the pic.
    Either way - yes, it's not good, so out with it and plant something you like, that's healthy,  next year  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Jimboss007Jimboss007 Posts: 12
    Hi Fairygirl. The tree outside is a kiwi fruit tree. Looks different to the one inside. I think I will dig it up and start again!
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Fair enough Jimboss! I couldn't see the whole thing well enough.
    An opportunity for something new then  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    That tree looks very big for inside a GH, what is it like at the top or is it a very tall GH? 
    I wonder if someone popped a stone or pip in the soil many years ago. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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