Gopher damage
- Subject: Gopher damage
- From: &* G* <p*@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:41:04 -0700
A while ago I had wondered why the entire lower portion of bark had
come off of my Cordyline australis. I think I figured out what
happened. Ever since asking, it had progressively become more "loose"
and I could move it back and forth. This weekend, I decided to see
what was going on. Apparently 80% of the rootball and trunk
underground had been eaten away. We have had problems with pocket
gophers, but the other two just feet away are still solid and I hadn't
seen evidence of gophers. It definitely looks chewed rather than
rotted out. So, I cut the lower portion off and now I've got the top
left. Is there anything I can do with it rather than just throwing it
away, or should I just toss it and buy a new plant (I'll be buying a
new one anyway, but sinking it in a wire basket this time)?
Thank you,
Barry
Marina, California
