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Plum Tree & Black Knot (NY)

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From: TIM MARTIN City: BUFFALO , NY
OUR DECORATIVE PLUM TREE HAS BIG BLACK BLOBS ON IT . PLEASE ADVISE HOW TO TREAT( IF HAD YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WOULD SEND PICTURES)
	Extension Message From: Jay Hayek Extension Specialist, Forestry Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences jhayek@illinois.edu
Greetings Tim: Based on the species and your brief description, I would bet your tree has black knot. Please refer to the following Web site for treatment options: http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/extension/tfabp/blknstf.shtml Best of luck!
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