Need Pro Advice concerning pseudomonas

[GrimLore]

I am basically in the process of burning 15 or so various trees that have been severely damaged by
pseudomonas .

My question is in regards to the substrate. Should it be reused? If not how would one safely dispose of it?

Thanks in advance!

Grimmy

 

[Vin]

Can't help with your question but just wanted to say sorry to hear about you losing the trees.

 

[Lazylightningny]

You can probably sterilize it in a bleach mixture

 

[ABCarve]

What is it???

 

[GrimLore]

What is it???

It is a brutally fast fungal infection in plants more properly called Pseudomonas syringae. I did not move many trees with us here and it has wiped out most of them. Kind of a bummer but more important I get them burned and learn proper disposal of the substrate right now. I find limited or no information on it searching

Grimmy

 

[whfarro]

Grim, that sucks.
Sorry I don't have answers for you, but wanted to say good luck.

 

[GrimLore]

Thank you all - honest I will somehow fight the discouragement.

I decided there is not enough information out there so I will take it all to the farm in 5 gal containers, borrow the backhoe and drop it all in a 4 foot deep hole and cover it. That I "think" is the responsible and safe route.

Grim Grimmy

 

[Dav4]

How do you know it's pseudomonas? By the way, P. syringae is a bacteria.

 

[GrimLore]

How do you know it's pseudomonas? By the way, P. syringae is a bacteria.

Yes, I understand what it is and the way it is systematically killing most all of my deciduous and some fruit trees. This explains EVERY symptom of mine, Quoted from an article:

"Plant Symptoms Caused by Pseudomonas syringae

A variety of symptoms are associated with woody plants infected by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae. Symptoms and symptom development depend on the species of plant infected, the plant part infected, the strain of Pseudomonas syringae, and the environment. More than one symptom can be simultaneously on a single plant.

• Flower blast: flowers and/or flower buds turn brown to black.
• Dead dormant buds, common on cherries and apricots.
• Necrotic leaf spots (entire clusters of younger, expanding leaves may be killed on filbert trees).
• Discolored and or blackened leaf veins and petioles resulting from systemic invasion and infection.
• Spots and blisters on fruit.
• Shoot-tip dieback, which appears as dead, blackened twig tissue extending down some distance from the tip (very common on maples and other seedlings).
• Stem cankers: depressed areas in the bark, which darken with age. A gummy substance often exudes from cankers on fruiting and flowering stone fruits (this symptom is referred to as “gummosis”). If cankers continue to enlarge, they may girdle the stem and subsequently kill a branch or the entire plant. IF the outer tissues of the canker area are cut away, the tissue underneath shows a reddish brown discoloration. This discoloration may also occur as vertical streaks in the vascular tissue."

In my case I would have to cut off so much of every plant that burning them is a far better option. This stuff works its way through a plant so fast it pretty much destroyed them before I could properly identify it. Just a "gift" from MOTHER Nature and I will press forward after cleanup.

Grimmy

 

[JudyB]

sucks.

 

[0soyoung]

My question is in regards to the substrate. Should it be reused?

P. syringae is a bacteria.

P. syringae is airborne, as well.

Zerotol may be effective - a homemade equivalent is 2 tbls hydrogen peroxide (3%) per quart of water and can be sprayed as well as used safely as a soil drench on live plants.

 

[j evans]

I'm sorry for your troubles. It is really discouraging loosing just a tree or two. I can't imagine loosing that many at once. You're down but I'm sure that you will turn things around and rebound even stronger and better. Keep your head up!

 

[october]

Sorry to hear this. I can't say for sure, but years ago, I heard a couple of stories. I am not sure if it was this fungus or not. One guy told me that a fungus moved in and wiped out all his bonsai, I think inside of a couple of weeks. They were mostly maples. Also, I think member rockm once mentioned that there is a fungus that attacks maples and when it hits, there is nothing you can do. There is no stopping it.

Rob

 

[discusmike]

Sorry to hear.

 

[sorce]

Good news is.....

You don't really wear a pink thong!

F em Grim. There's about 25 giant yew out there just waiting.

Change the guard!

Sorce

 

[M. Frary]

giant yew

No! Not that one! F%#k!

 

[sorce]

Not that one!

Giant Ewe?
F%@k!

Sorce

 

[M. Frary]

Giant Ewe?
F%@k!

Sorce

That depends on how giant she is. Or how tough of a day I had on the farm.

 

[GrimLore]

Update - 20 various trees and plants are being chopped and pulled. The area most of them were in is now regarded and the top 3 inches of soil is in covered buckets going to landfill. All of the substrate is going as well. The plants will be burned. The fence, pots and anything in the general area is getting several bleach baths and sun drying. I will repopulate a few plants this year(looking for a couple American Larch) but only those that are not disturbed by this crap. Looks like next year I will be doing some serious shopping

Thanks everyone for the kind words! It honestly helped keep me going!

Grimmy

 

[JudyB]

That must be so hard, nice that you have a positive attitude about it. Did the larch bite it?