[Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page

[paulnpollysiegel at cox.net]

Paul Siegel
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paulnpollysiegel at cox.net

I have three natal plums that appear to have the same problem described in the e-mail below.  The plants were healthy until the winter of 2006-2007.  Two of the three plants experienced some frost damage. They never recovered and keep having a single branch turn brown and fall off.  

Can I plant anything else in the same location as the natal plums?  Are there any specific soil preparation steps I should take?

Thanks for your help.

Paul Siegel



The symptoms you describe sound like the the symptoms of a fungus called
Charcoal Rot which attacks the roots. When you dig up a root and find black
rotted roots with charcoal like substance beneath the bark the culprit is
most likely Charcoal Rot. Unfortunately there is no known cure.

Good luck.

Rod McKusick
Master Gardener

Original Message-----
From: dodojd at msn.com <dodojd at msn.com>
To: arid_gardener at Ag.arizona.edu <arid_gardener at Ag.arizona.edu>
Date: Sunday, July 13, 2003 7:14 AM
Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page


>I have a natal plum plant in the ground on the north side of my house in
Phoenix.  This plant is quite large and expansive.  Lately, portions of it
are dying.  I prune the dead branches and foliage out, but it just keeps
spreading.  The leaves start drying up and then turn completely brown. I'm
wondering if it's a moisture problem or a disease problem.
>
>Thx for your help.


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