Have been reading up on biofilm formation the last couple years and it seems like the general consensus is that biofilm CAN be bad for trees, but not much is out there about improvng one.
I spent last year removing bacteria from some trunks that looked bad, I hate to admit but mostly those that lost too much leaf bacteria from cutting too many BRANCHES OFF. It could also be due to using fungicide on the bark/leaves.
Either way, I want to experiment with a whole bench (about 20) trees that I feel are lacking in the right biome bacteria. Some of these trees are bare interior but the axillary growth is good, and I think it is the result of not enough bacteria to facilitate normal bud formation. Why bacteria is needed for backbudding is because one of the hormones is formed by bacteria. So I could put hormone directly or try to encourage naturally.
Right now I have to move all the good candidates to one area and somewhat remove any biofilm on bark. There are many compounds and herbs that I already have that kill biofilm, so I will get them together with vinegar and use that to take down what is there before building back up.
Also will try to get my birdbaths clean of stubborn algaes.
I spent last year removing bacteria from some trunks that looked bad, I hate to admit but mostly those that lost too much leaf bacteria from cutting too many BRANCHES OFF. It could also be due to using fungicide on the bark/leaves.
Either way, I want to experiment with a whole bench (about 20) trees that I feel are lacking in the right biome bacteria. Some of these trees are bare interior but the axillary growth is good, and I think it is the result of not enough bacteria to facilitate normal bud formation. Why bacteria is needed for backbudding is because one of the hormones is formed by bacteria. So I could put hormone directly or try to encourage naturally.
Right now I have to move all the good candidates to one area and somewhat remove any biofilm on bark. There are many compounds and herbs that I already have that kill biofilm, so I will get them together with vinegar and use that to take down what is there before building back up.
Also will try to get my birdbaths clean of stubborn algaes.
