Re: rosemary disease (was: Plant people)
- Subject: Re: rosemary disease (was: Plant people)
- From: &* A* O*
- Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 15:40:53 -0700
Kathleen -
You might have missed the discussion about Alessandra's diseased rosemary
hedge. Jan's comment was in sympathy rather than judgement. I also saw
the hedge when it was in better shape and it was truly beautiful,
especially against the tuscan yellow of the Academy building itself!
Seán O.
At 06:28 AM 5/30/2001, Vinciguerra, Alessandra wrote:
>Dear group,
>some plants of my 100 meters long rosemary hedge are showing symptoms of a
>disease I am not familiar with. The bark, on the branchlets, is developing
>areas with disordered, excessive tissue, that looks like cork. All parts
>above this "cankers" die , because obviously this anomalous growth blocks
>the sap. Whole parts of the infected plants are collapsing. Unfortunately
>this reminds me very much of a similiar disease that attacks oleanders and
>sometimes olives, due to a bacterium called pseudomonas. Any idea of what
>my rosemaries are suffering from, and above all, how do I fight it?
>Thanks a lot,
>Alessandra
h o r t u l u s a p t u s - 'a garden suited to its purpose'
Seán A. O'Hara fax (707) 667-1173 sean@support.net
710 Jean Street, Oakland, CA 94610-1459, U.S.A.
