Verticillium wilt

lobbyludd

Damson continues to die a slow death, a friend who has a part time gardening business thinks its got verticillium wilt, I've removed a branch and it does seem to have the characteristic staining patterns (although branches are small so difficult to be 100%).

I'm really sad I'm waiting to see if friend comes up with any possible alternatives it might have got that I can try treating it for, but if not, then I know I have to burn the tree

but what do I do with the soil? - it's in a very large pot, I don't want the fungus spores spread if I remove the soil and I can't physically remove the pot.

Also, I have a very small inner city garden so every spot counts.

my beautiful damson

Davesnave

You could possibly water in a very strong Citrox solution, then wait a few months for it to naturally decompose and grow something easy as a test before re-planting with anything valuable.

I'm sure someone else will have a better idea, but that's a bump for your thread anyway!

lobbyludd

thanks that's a decent idea.