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Rowan tree issue??
Carol 13
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I really hope you guys can offer some advice or explanation please, last year we planted a bare rooted rowan tree and it settled in quite well after a rocky start. It grew plenty of new leaves and beautiful berries and here comes the but, last week we noticed that the bark just above the graft has split and underneath it appears quite fibrous and damp. I'm hoping that it's just that the trunk has outgrown its bark and its splitting just for that reason (like a snake) any thoughts guys, is this normal?
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That doesn't sound very good. Can you upload a photo?
In the sticks near Peterborough
Hi nut cutlet, I will upload a photo but unfortunately when I get in from work it's already dark! I will as soon as I can But it will be tomorrow now or Saturday im afraid!
We'll be here Carol
In the sticks near Peterborough
Not sure this is relevant, but I had a problem with a moth that burrowed into the wood just above the graft. The bark healed around it and once I worked out what it was I was able to get something pointy and extract the chrysalis - then spray into the hole with fungicide. It recurred for three years and then disappeared with no apparent long term damage to the tree.
This is the split in the bark, I can't manage to rotate the image I'm afraid!
It rotates when I click on it.
Sadly that doesn't look very hopeful to me - think that tree is nearly dead.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I thought it might look like that
Agree with Dove
In the sticks near Peterborough
Did you get it from a reputable nursery/garden centre? Most of them give guarantees on their plants.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
not looking good, I agree. I'd follow the GC guarantee advice first.
If no joy there, I'd pare away the soggy wood with a sharp knife, dust it with a good fungicide and keep doing that - then see what happens. It's always worth trying something....
I don't think I would bother trying to save it. S. hupehensis isn't the most robust grower in my experience and one that only has half its circumference of bark (maybe less, we can't see the back) is never going to be the splendid berry bearing specimen you hoped for.
In the sticks near Peterborough