My 70 year old apple tree has grown an orange fungus about 20 cms across on a branch. Should I cut it off?

Answer 1

Try putting Hydrogen Peroxide on it first. Fungus and bacteria of every kind shudder when they see Hydrogen Peroxide coming. Hydrogen Peroxide is found everywhere in nature (particularly rain water) and our cells actually produce it as our first line of defense against bacteria, viruses and fungus. It is simply water (H20) with one additional Oxygen Atom (H202). It only cost $1.00 a bottle, of course, and like every household, you probably already have the little brown bottle in your medicine cabinet already. So, you could pour some on your tree branch and watch that extra Oxygen Atom bubble that fungus away. Treat it a couple of times if you have too. Try pouring some on the branch, or maybe soak a cloth with the Hydrogen Peroxide and rub the tree branch with it. I bet it works.

Answer 2

Not until you have identified it.
It could be a "chicken of the woods" a choice edible wild mushroom - if so lucky you.

One of it's prefered trees is Apple

I did find you a good site to identify it - but when I tried to back check it the Yahoo browser told me access to the site was forbidden! - lord knows why, as it was just a fungi identification site - unless the browser is just playing up.

Anyway - search "Laetiporus sulphureus"

and it will take you to loads of sites, some of which will also give you recipes

Answer 3

If it's a lichen it's not likely to be a problem. If it's big and fleshy like a toadstool you may want to pull it off, but it might be growing there because there is some rotting wood for it to feed on. I probably would do nothing about it.

Answer 4

I would, because the only fungus that I know of thats not harmfull is pluracokus. But, is that branch its on dying yet?

Answer 5

cut it off so yourtree will see 71 or 72 and hopefuly 73 and 74

Answer 6

some fungus aren't harmful. try to observe for one week, if something wrong happen, get rid off it

Answer 7

i think cut it off