Tree fungus ( cherry tree)

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• Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906

  January 2020

  Hello Gwen and welcome to the forum. Unfortunately no picture has appeared. If you look above the box you type your text into you will see a little rectangle with what appears to be a mountain in it. Click on this and follow the instructions to post your picture.
  

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• gwenpotter1 Posts: 3

  January 2020

  gwenpotter1 said:

  my sister has sent this picture to ask advise I think it’s a parasitic fungus would you agree if so no treatment  can help does it need chopping down. Please advise many thanks Gwen from Fareham

  
  

  Ladybird4 said:

  Hello Gwen and welcome to the forum. Unfortunately no picture has appeared. If you look above the box you type your text into you will see a little rectangle with what appears to be a mountain in it. Click on this and follow the instructions to post your picture.
  

  
  

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• Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906

  January 2020

  It is definitely a type of bracket fungus Gwen and unfortunately there is no treatment. The tree may struggle on for a few years but the main body of the fungus will be under the bark and growing into the heart wood. This weakens the tree which will eventually die.
  

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  January 2020

  My understanding is that bracket fungus can only live on dead wood, so the tree was probably already dead or dying when the fungus arrived. 

  
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• gwenpotter1 Posts: 3

  January 2020

  Well thank you so much the tree did flower last year but  seemed  to strugggle after so this is when the fungus must have set  thanks for the comments it’s been a help Happy new year and good gardening

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