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Q.My Red Bud Tree Has No New Growth And The Bark On 1 Side Has White Patches..

Zone Bull Shoals Ar.72619 | Anonymous added on March 27, 2023 | Answered

Is there anything I can mix to spray it with?

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on March 29, 2023

You may want to give it the "scratch" test to see if it is still alive. It is early yet though and everyone has had such wonky weather.

The white patches could be tree lichens and they pose no harm. You don't have to remove them.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/treatment-tree-lichen.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/tree-scratch-test.htm

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