What you will see
May be susceptible (infection not confirmed). Root rot and dieback of the shrub; white fungal sheets under the bark at the base.
When to look
Mushrooms in late summer and fall; mycelium in the soil all yearHow to protect
- Prevention
- do not plant in places with honey fungus
- bury a barrier of heavy-duty sheeting 17¾ in deep in the ground (¾–1¼ in above ground)
- dig the soil deeply to break up rhizomorphs
- do not carry in compost infected with honey fungus
- By hand when founddig up a confirmed infected plant with roots and stump and dispose of it (burn or landfill)
- Chemical — only when nothing else helps —No product is available
