White film on ever greens at base

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04-14-05, 09:09 PM

BOB1934

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White film on ever greens at base

I have two older evergreens and some red mulch(chopped red wood maybe) that have a white film on it.If I turn the red mulch overthe white film on the bottom of the mulch. About 1 in down.On the ever greens its on the base .

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04-15-05, 09:08 AM

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Are these trees? How deep is the mulch and how long has it been in place? What zone are you?

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04-16-05, 05:17 AM

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White film on ever greens at base

These large bushes are In NYC. The white film started last year sometime .the mulc is only about1-2 inches deep.

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04-17-05, 02:32 PM

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What plants are these?

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04-18-05, 03:23 PM

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This is the mycelium of a mycorrhyzal fungus. It is good for the tree as it helps the tree absorb nutrients from the soil. Usually appears when you have good growing conditions.

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