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County
Agent
Says • • •
g\ VLMET V. WHELCHEL JR.
•ouston County Agent
Mimosa wilt, caused by a fun
gus, m recent years has caused
ltu , , )SS of numerous Mimosa
lree? throughout Georgia. This
disease was first found in North
Car : .na about 1930 and from
there spread into Georgia. The
fungus causing this disease is
soil-home, and may be carried
from an infected area to a non
jnfecied area by movement of
plan,;, garden tools, water and
w inci movement of soil, or by
man himself. Since the fungus is
soil-i ■ ne, infection usually oc
curs nrough the plant root sys
tem.
The first symptoms of the dis-
I ease is a wilting of the leaves
on one or more branches. The
foliage hangs downward, and the
wilted leaves yellow, shrivel and
fall. This condition usually pro
gresses throughout the tree,
causing defoliation. Death usual
ly lohows such defoliation within
a year, but in some cases the
tree dies within a matter of
months.
When a cut is made into a
branch, dark streaks can be seen
just under the bark. In a cross
section of a root or stem these
dark streaks appears as a ring
or partial ring just under the
bark.
Since infection occurs through
the root system, the discoloration
is more pronounced in the roots
of the lower portion of the tree
during early stages of infection.
It may not be evident in the
smaller branches at the top of
the tree until advanced stages
of the disease. Where wilting is
associated with such a discolora
tion, it may be safely assumed
Lhal the tree is dying from Mi
mosa wilt. In some cases a
splitting and bleeding of the
trunk is associated with this dis
| ease.
No treatment is known for the
control of this disease once a
tree begins to wilt. Spraying or
dusting with a fungicide i$ of
absolutely no benefit. Where one
or more trees in a group are in
fected and it is desired to pro
tect the other healthy trees, the
best control is to remove and
burn all infected trees.
Care should be taken to re
move as much of the root system
as possible. If a tree is desired
in the location from which an
infected tree was taken, some
tree other than Mimosa should
be used unless a resistant strain
ol Mimosa is used.
At present two somewhat re
sistant varieties, Charlotte and
tiyon, are available. These two
varieties have resistance to most
strains of the fungus, and are
usually not damaged by the dis
ease. However, in a few cases
they too have been killed.
SUMMER AND PECANS
Here it is still June, and al
ready we’ve had some warm,
dry weather. But as the old say
m 8 goes, "We aint seen nothing
Now that summer is here,
officially, we probably can look
• lol ' s °me sure nough hot, dry
weather.
July and August are usually
our worst months along this line.
Any day now we may expect
temperatures to climb and rains
to become fewer.
Its a bad lime for many of
tne things we try to grow. Those
Vmii pecan trees we transplant
e:l ,KK ' k during the winter will
V have a rough go of it dur
tng their first summer.
However, there are a few
we can do to help those
young pecans make it.
Hue iiu n g is , 0 wa[ei . the trees
,! <ghJy every two weeks un
"lore is adequate rainfall.
-m we mean, really water ’em.
iv PPI ‘ % . enough water to thorough
saturate the soil. Improper
;‘tng tends to make the
develop shallow roots, and
'['creases the suffering they
* nough during periods of
moisture shortage.
mu'S" impor,ant s “» is
4 f,i' : '" fll,l . S ,“ rves lwo purposes.
c„; a ; ht ‘tps conserve moisture.
11 helps control compe
y. grasses and weeds.
th.'* 10 a L re several materials
.w Can h® used for mulching,
sir u 8 ! hem are P in e needles,
ami * BF straw - fertilizer bags
sawdust. The mulch should
cove? in 6ight inches dee P and
son . a , n 31-63 of at least ten
teet around each tree.
LAWN TIP
■ utch the mowing of your
u during the conning weeks.
h- ; P the mower blade sharp and
gradually raise it as hot weath
becomes more frequent. Ac
' "ding u> Troy Keeble, horticul
“ ‘st with the Cooperative Ex
’■nsion Service, your yard will
onore attractive if you remove
r ‘o lawn clippings.
# /' d ller Johnson had 12 seasons
league pitching when
won 20 or more games.
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