Tag: root collar excavation

• Question of the Week – Root Collar Excavation

  

  Why are the roots of this peach tree exposed? One of the biggest disease issues peach growers in South Carolina face is Armillaria Root Rot (ARR). The main reason this disease is so challenging is that we currently do not have a foolproof option for controlling its spread. The best and most effective way, researchers…

  Justin Ballew

  April 23, 2026

  Question of the Week

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