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Replacing diseased gage tree

SerenissimaSerenissima Posts: 13
in Problem solving
Hello, we have noticed bracket fungus in several places on a gage tree in the middle of our back lawn.  Unfortunately I think we need to take it down.   I'm just wondering how safe (i.e. from fungus infection) it would be to plant another tree in the same position, once we have taken the roots out.  Should we not do that at all?   Or are there some other types of smallish tree that we could plant there (not conifers, as we ideally would like something that gives shade).   Many thanks for any thoughts.

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  • SerenissimaSerenissima Posts: 13
    Hello Pansyface, many thanks for all your advice.   I attach photos of trunk of tree, and fungus (no, I haven't been able to identify exactly what it is).   We had last year taken off a branch affected by the fungus, in the hope that the tree would recover, but evidently that has not happened.   The tree is around 26 years old, around 25 ft high.  It would be a major job to remove all the roots.   I will follow your advice, unless anyone knows of a tree that would be immune to this type of fungus attack?

  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited February 2023
    In my well-wooded garden with honey fungus, I usually cut down a tree leaving about 1.5 m for to act as a lever for its eventually digging out.

    And as for replanting with the same Species, even Family, think "specific plant disorder".


    I have just relooked and notice the blunt branch ends.  Plum-family trees are very prune to fungus attack if pruned at the wrong season.  A blunt end is just inviting trouble.  And ugly.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • SerenissimaSerenissima Posts: 13
    Thank you very much for your comments and suggestions, bédé.   We tried to prune the tree around August, but perhaps left it later some years.   I take your point about blunt ends.   I think part of the problem with this tree was that it was too large for the garden, so we probably overdid the pruning.
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