Hi everyone,
As you can see in the photo a dark area revealed itself when I cut a branch of my Acerola. There was some dark mold on the bark at a few places on the tree (which I washed off) which lead me to believe it's some fungus.
I drilled a bit down into the wood and the dark area got noticably smaller than in the photo but is still present. I'm a bit hesitant to go any further though, so I want to ask you guys what's the best thing to do?
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gbhunter77
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I'm fairly new to this but it has so far been my experience to dig that out.
Now before you go grabing a saw make sure others here agree to my suggestion.
I had something similar on one of my ficus plants and used a jin tool to dig out all the damaged and "infected" wood. Then I put a sealant over the scar to prevent it from coming back. Thats just my two cents. But wait till someone with greater knowledge than I can answer to back up or offer an alternative to what I stated. Sorry about the spelling.[/quote]
Now before you go grabing a saw make sure others here agree to my suggestion.
I had something similar on one of my ficus plants and used a jin tool to dig out all the damaged and "infected" wood. Then I put a sealant over the scar to prevent it from coming back. Thats just my two cents. But wait till someone with greater knowledge than I can answer to back up or offer an alternative to what I stated. Sorry about the spelling.[/quote]