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Wed, Sep 12, 12 at 17:31
| I have 6 huge photinia frasei that have a blight and need to be cut down now. Is the wood suitable to make a rustic garden trellis? If so can wood be used it immediately this fall? It will not be sanded etc....used as is. Will the wood hold up in Seattle weather? Also the 6 trees were used as privacy screen. Could they be cut about 9'up, leave the trunks and attach the branch lattice work to them? |
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Wed, Sep 12, 12 at 17:56
| You can use the photinia stems for anything you like - the 'blight' (actually a fungal leaf spot) is not systemic and does not transfer to most other plants. How well the wood will hold up is a guess - should last a couple of seasons anyway. If you are asking if you can limb up the photinias and somehow attach the lattice to them, I'm sure you could but I'm not sure I'd bother. Eventually - and sooner rather than later - you will need to completely remove the photinias so why not opt for a new, more attractive and healthier plant choice now? And I am not entirely convinced what you propose is going to be any sort of aesthetic improvement over the blighted photinia foliage :-) |
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