Using anti fungal spray on a euonymous hedge
Hello all
Last year I cut back a big, overgrown non variegated euonymous 'hedge' which involved sawing off lots of branches 1"-2" thick and pruning smaller bits with secateurs. Towards the end of the summer it developed a nasty covering of white mould which I treated with an anti-fungal spray. It worked quite well but the mould came back this year. I have been spraying it fortnightly and most of the mould is gone. I originally decided not to prune any more this year as I guessed that the fungus got in through the cut surfaces, however it has grown 2'-3' and needs tidying again.
So, advise me please when is the best time to do this. Option 1 is to spray again then prune. Option 2 is to prune then spray so that the spray also reaches the newly cut surfaces. Option 3 is to continue spraying this year without pruning but I am concerned that I will then have major pruning work to do again next year which will let the fungal spores back in again.
I'd appreciate any thoughts on the best way to deal with this so that I end up with a neat, mould-free euonymous hedge
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Oh, maybe I have the wrong name for it then. I'll get a photo tomorrow so someone can ID it for me.
There are many non variegated euonymus Daryl. Evergreen and deciduous
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Thanks Nutcutlet, I'll try and get a picture anyway, it might help explain what I mean.
Pictures...
The bare soil shows how far out the shrub was before I pruned it so most of the green now is new re-growth from bare wood
Is it euonymous?
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The last bits of mouldy are deep in the shady parts of the shrub but lots of the outer leaves have yellowy patches on them where the mould previously was.
Any suggestions?
Definitely euonymus, probably E. japonicus
Diseases aren't my area, I don't spray stuff so it doesn't matter what they are. Not sure it's fungal though. Someone will know
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I hope so