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Posted by GreenieLeBrun on July 24, 2007, 7:46 pm
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> Hi folks,
>
> Does anyone have a reasonably non-toxic way of dealing with
> gum-oozing branches in Apricot trees? thanx any info.
It is often a fungal infection (Eutypa Dieback (formally Gummosis) see
http://www.sardi.sa.gov.au/pages/hort/hort_crops/apricots/eutypa_dieback.htm:sectID=1122&tempID=1
http://www.baag.com.au/fsg_pruning.html
http://www.greenharvest.com.au/pestcontrol/fungal_info.html
From what I can gather you prune the trees in early autumn, but you must
disinfect your impliments and hands to minimise the spread
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