I Have A Aprx Five Year Old Victoria Plum Which Had Some Brown Rot On The Fruit Last Year,this Year It Seems To Have Almost Kille

Question

d the tre e should i remove the tree and is there any point to panting a new one in the same space

Answer 1

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Brown rot re-infection can be minimized by sanitation procedures and cutting out cankers during the winter. This article gives more information:

https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/BP/BP-45-W.pdf

If the tree seems a lost cause, go ahead and have it removed. If you have another location to put a new tree, that would be the best decision. The fungal spores can remain in fallen fruit or mummified fruit, and infect a new tree. Here is more:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/planting-in-old-spaces.htm