There's a fung in my hedge?

[Fungus]

The brackets in your pics look quite different to mine though. Your look much more like balls stuck on the branches whereas mine is quite different? It may be relevant that the pic was taken with the stem laid? It was growing on a vertical stem before I got to it

 

Daniel,

Your FB's are so called "Astkriecher".

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[arbmark]

I've laid a fair few miles of hedge before now, but had not encountered this before.

 

It's 400meters of field boundary, replanting is not going to happen. There are a few gaps that need replanting though. Are any of the "normal native hedge" species ok (not susceptible)?

 

The wood is really pretty indeed but seems to be quite brittle and hard. I've only take the pen-knife though.

 

 

 

Thanks Guys:thumbup:

 

yep brittle, ay. and likes to hake's mouth as some call it, easily. when i have seen it, the other usual hedgerow suspects seem to be fairly immune.

It really depends how badly infected the hedge is as a whole. If there is a fair mix in the hedge then you can cut out the blackthorn and favour the rest. you can only do what you can do really if extensive planting up isnt an option.

blackthorn will always keep suckering even when suppressed by the fungus, but a heavily infected hedge wont come back well. it actually depends on your local style.....and the role of the 'pleachers' (steepers here) in the regrowing hedge and how important their survival is as opposed to basal growth.

good luck