AboutTom Alonzo Expertise I have been a gardener for 20 years with perennials both growing from seed and from nurseries. I went through the Master Gardener Program from Kansas State University Cooperative Extension Service and I answered questions on the Hotline a few years ago for the Wyandotte County Kansas Extension Service. I have also lived in the Florida, California, Hawaii, Arizona, Texas, Kansas and Missouri and am experienced with a variety of climates, soils and weather conditions.
Experience I have been growing perennials for over 20 years now. I am self-taught mostly except for a master gardener class. I have experimented with all kinds of perennials including many that are not common to my area. I have read hundreds of books and grown hundreds of varieties of plants and hope to make it a business some day. I have become versed in botanical names and growing conditions and what I don't know off of the top of my head I can usually easily find in my vast array of research material and botanical and horticultural contacts. I especially enjoy experimenting with growing plants out of zone.
Question I have a beautiful Rose of Sharon tree which has split at the Y of the two main trunks, both sides seem very healthy but some type of fungus, mushroom? grows in the split and the one side is drooping. Can I clean out the break and pull them back together and if so will it grow back together or will I need to support the drooping side some how? I would love to save this tree. Thanks, Jeff
Answer Hi Jeff,
Thanx for your question. Yes, you can clean out the fungus from the break but putting the two sides back together will not result in the tree growing back together. You may want to consider using a tree wound coating so that the tree doesn't develop diseases from the open wound. I have not used this product but you may want to consider it.
