Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Stengelbrand, a work in progress!, 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Well, I've had SB so it makes perfect sense that my Ecuador Pink has SB, but I am not willing to admit it yet. As I said before, this is a huge tree with a fat base, and it has been in the ground for around three years. Please tell me what you think but please bear in mind that my B. versicolors -- such as HG, Peach, and EP -- develop ugly-looking bark because of the cold temps that we get in the winter. They have to deal with temps in the low 40's routinely during the winter and, for short periods of time, temps in the mid to high 30's. These branches do have black spots on them, but they are not at the nodes like the other ones that I destroyed. It bloomed well this summer, but it now is looking pretty terrible, possibly because of the high winds we've had lately. Anyway, here are some branches: