bay tree sooty mold

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  1. joe2go

    joe2go Member

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    My bay tree has become covered with black sooty mold (probably due to scale insects). The mold is impossible to clean off. Does anyone have any idea how to rejuvenate this plant? Are there any safe insecticides which will not make the leaves toxic for culinary use? Can this tree (6' tall) be pruned?

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    joe2go, Mar 26, 2012
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  2. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Kill off the bugs and the mold will diminish also.
     
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