Pyrcantha gall wasps?

[Elias]

Hi All,

A customer of mine asked for me to look after this tree, kinda regretting it now as this tree seems to be infected with gall wasps... I think...

Anyone else had any experience with this kind of infestation?

From my experience I was always taught that the infected branches should be cut and burned (early spring), anyone have any other alternatives... as it would be a shame to cut so much of the canopy...
Any advice will be much appreciated...

Elias

[Jon Chown]

Elias, I have not had any experience with this degree of infestation but from what I can see it appears that most of it is in the upper canopy and for my mind this tree could benefit from a drastic thinning out of the top area and force growth and strength back down. Always a difficult decision to make with a tree this size. Sometimes you must go back in order to go forward.

Jon

[Hector Johnson]

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[Elias]

Hi Guys,

Thank you for your responses, I chopped this guy really hard, got rid of all the affected areas. It should be good now, but I will keep it isolated for awhile.
And yeah definitely gall wasps Hector....


Elias

[PeterW]

Any follow up on this Elias? What did you decide to do mate?
Peter