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bigdog · 09-27-2010, 09:56 PM

Hi Ron,

Nice Horse Chestnut! I think it will be fine. The disease looks to be a rust, and is very common on Aesculus here. They can spray a preventative fungicide in the spring, and then again in the summer, to prevent the rust from forming, but the cost may be too much for a tree that size. Luckily, it is only an aesthetic problem.

Frank

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bigdog ******* bigdog's Photo Gallery** Location: Gainesville, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Frank Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,004 BananaBucks : 968,683 Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Thanks" 218 Times Was Thanked 1,790 Times in 504 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 131 Times	Re: Its a bad year for this wild chestnut Hi Ron, Nice Horse Chestnut! I think it will be fine. The disease looks to be a rust, and is very common on Aesculus here. They can spray a preventative fungicide in the spring, and then again in the summer, to prevent the rust from forming, but the cost may be too much for a tree that size. Luckily, it is only an aesthetic problem. Frank