Nasty looking fungus

ovidium · 05-10-2009, 06:16 AM

Hi there
Last message I've got Dara sayd the tree lost his leaves but looks like buds are showing to come out.

Unfortunatly Dara coudn't find neem oil in local shops so he had to go for a vegetable oil.

Fingers crossed.

treebeard55 · 05-16-2009, 11:44 PM

Vegetable oil may smother the scale, but neem oil also poisons the juveniles, whose carapaces aren't yet impervious.

Something else that will work is known here in the US as "horticultural spray oil." It's available in garden shops here, and hopefully in Romania too. It's a fine oil that smothers the pests without clogging the plant's stomata.

ovidium · 05-17-2009, 04:13 PM

Thanx treebeard55
Last time I've heard from Dara, the tree wasn't doing incredibly well but hopefully he'll come back with some good news.
Thanx again
Ovidium

ovidium · 06-18-2009, 06:49 PM

Hi all
Sorry guyz for not coming back sooner to say "thanx a mil", but about a week ago Dara left a message on thew othe forum saying that the tree is fine. Initially it lost all its leaves but gradually came back to life and after cuting all the dry bits away looks like this:

ovidium · 06-21-2009, 04:37 PM

Thanx again 4 help.
It made a big diference!

treebeard55 · 06-21-2009, 07:03 PM

Looking like a happy tree! Glad if we were able to help.

Tell Dara he needs to keep a close eye on it. Scale have a way of trying to return, and can be hard to detect at first.

ovidium · 06-26-2009, 08:53 AM

will do it
thanx bud

clwagner167 · 06-27-2009, 09:35 PM

That is very good news; I'm glad he stayed with it. Tell him to leave it out and let it thrive this summer. I hope he's fertilizing it as well.

Good Luck to him...

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treebeard55 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw IN, USA USDA zone 5b Posts: 317	Vegetable oil may smother the scale, but neem oil also poisons the juveniles, whose carapaces aren't yet impervious. Something else that will work is known here in the US as "horticultural spray oil." It's available in garden shops here, and hopefully in Romania too. It's a fine oil that smothers the pests without clogging the plant's stomata. __________________ Treebeard 55 The most important bonsai tool is your brain.

06-21-2009, 07:03 PM	#16 (permalink)
treebeard55 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw IN, USA USDA zone 5b Posts: 317	Looking like a happy tree! Glad if we were able to help. Tell Dara he needs to keep a close eye on it. Scale have a way of trying to return, and can be hard to detect at first. __________________ Treebeard 55 The most important bonsai tool is your brain.

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clwagner167 "Grasshopper" Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: S.E. Michigan Posts: 85	Great! That is very good news; I'm glad he stayed with it. Tell him to leave it out and let it thrive this summer. I hope he's fertilizing it as well. Good Luck to him... __________________ ~ Cheryl Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha Please support "your" site and click on the ads. _________________________________________ In memory of my dear friend.... "Prowler" Victor Gray 1943-2008

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05-10-2009, 06:16 AM	#11 (permalink)
ovidium Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ireland Posts: 23	Hi there Last message I've got Dara sayd the tree lost his leaves but looks like buds are showing to come out. Unfortunatly Dara coudn't find neem oil in local shops so he had to go for a vegetable oil. Fingers crossed.

05-17-2009, 04:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
ovidium Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ireland Posts: 23	Thanx treebeard55 Last time I've heard from Dara, the tree wasn't doing incredibly well but hopefully he'll come back with some good news. Thanx again Ovidium

06-18-2009, 06:49 PM	#14 (permalink)
ovidium Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ireland Posts: 23	Hi all Sorry guyz for not coming back sooner to say "thanx a mil", but about a week ago Dara left a message on thew othe forum saying that the tree is fine. Initially it lost all its leaves but gradually came back to life and after cuting all the dry bits away looks like this:

06-21-2009, 04:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
ovidium Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ireland Posts: 23	Thanx again 4 help. It made a big diference!

06-26-2009, 08:53 AM	#17 (permalink)
ovidium Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ireland Posts: 23	will do it thanx bud

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