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Friday, July 31, 2015
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MadMike
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Easthampton, MA
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Today was a new symptom. Top photo shows the stump and the gelatinous ooze. I suspect this is 'stump foaming' but a moderate search on Google for a pic didn't turn up an example. Once the post is live, I'll post on the forum for confirmation.
I suspect it shows that the rot has gone deeper into the stump - probably to the core. So it was time to up my game for surgery.
Bottom left - I washed out the stump and I could see many areas had not healed - yellow and soft.
Bottome Right - My new surgery kit. Figuring scraping out the rot was leaving too much torn tissue and leaving traces of rot, I broke out the scalpel. I carved away all the damaged tissue down to clean flesh, though some areas still had a touch of yellow. (Hard to get it all and keep the stump.) Several areas meant going into the core. Odd thing - I think it will help dry out the interior.
Washed it with H202 and rinsed with dilute alcohol. Then liquid sulfur. I can see why sulfur powder would be better since it will help dry it more quickly. This old bottle of liquid is what I have on hand though. Depending on results, might step up to powdered.
If the rot goes any further it will be amputation time.
And... Found another borer today. A tiny one still, in an exposed root! That's a first. Culled more yellow leaves and it doesn't seem to be spreading. Looks like it isn't YVD, but a few more days need to be sure.
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