<div><div dir="auto">Is the bole (trunk) deformed? If so the organism might be pathogenic. If not I wouldn’t worry. </div></div><div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 11:58 Dan & Patricia Kerr via CANUFNET <<a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" target="_blank">canufnet@list.web.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-CA" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi, We have an interesting discussion happening at Master Gardeners. Can you help?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Master Gardeners has a question about what one member. Another member reported, “<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#050505;background:#f0f2f5">It could be sooty bark disease, but this looks very similar to Stachybotrys mould, which requires a high moisture content & it is known to grow on Maples (Xerophile mould grows on Maple Syrup). Stachybotrys is black, feathery &/or powder-like to the touch; however, you should try not to have direct contact with your unprotected hands as it's a neurotoxin used in "biochemical warfare", etc.,....it's the reason many US homes have to be torn down & rebuilt as it has been dubbed "black asbestos". It likes to grow in between the walls, etc., & is difficult to eradicate once it starts growing. If you were dealing with Stachybotrys on your home walls, you could try to neutralize it with bleach; however, as it's growing on your Maple trees, I would get an Expert involved. It could be a lesser black mould such as Aspergillus, Alternaria Atra, or Cladosporium, but judging from the 3D depth of this mould, I think it's Stachbotrys, so try not to inhale it either...”<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#050505;background:#f0f2f5"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#050505;background:#f0f2f5">Thanks so much!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#050505;background:#f0f2f5"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span>Pat Kerr<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span>Author, My Tree, My Forest<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span>& We are Planting a Forest<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span>R. R. #2 Bruce Mines, ON<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span>P0R 1C0 Canada<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span>(705) 785-9900<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/PADPUBLISHING/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">https://www.facebook.com/PADPUBLISHING/</span></a></span><i><span><u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div id="m_-1121148473577689145m_-7974031209536922202DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br><table style="border-top:1px solid #d3d4de"><tbody><tr><td style="width:55px;padding-top:13px"><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width:46px;height:29px"></a></td><td style="width:470px;padding-top:12px;color:#41424e;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18px">Virus-free.<a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" style="color:#4453ea" target="_blank">www.avast.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="#m_-1121148473577689145_m_-7974031209536922202_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"> </a></div></div></blockquote></div></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Alex Wick<br>Founder/CEO<br>Cascadia Carbon Inc. <br><a href="https://cascadiacarbon.com" target="_blank">https://cascadiacarbon.com</a></div>
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