So this has been ID'd, on here, as fireblight. It is on a wild tree that until recently had little to no air movement in a swampy area. While I can see that pruning and letting light in, causing new growth, could easily make blight more probably, I find it hard to believe that it was the cause for this tree getting it. I guess what I'm getting at is maybe this is a a blight tolerant tree.
My main problem with removing this stuff is that it's on a lot of the main trunks. I say trunks because it's a wild tree. My thought is to get a branch that'll be the new trunk, and let it grow this year. Next year (winter) cut all of the blighted wood out, leaving a great root mass with a new shoot. Is this how I should go about this? I'm not sure I can find any new branches with which to do this, but it's all I've got at this point. If I were to find a branch this summer that is below the blighted areas, should I cut the rest out right now?
I'm sorry I don't have pictures of the whole tree. I'll be getting some this weekend when I'm back at the property.

My main problem with removing this stuff is that it's on a lot of the main trunks. I say trunks because it's a wild tree. My thought is to get a branch that'll be the new trunk, and let it grow this year. Next year (winter) cut all of the blighted wood out, leaving a great root mass with a new shoot. Is this how I should go about this? I'm not sure I can find any new branches with which to do this, but it's all I've got at this point. If I were to find a branch this summer that is below the blighted areas, should I cut the rest out right now?
I'm sorry I don't have pictures of the whole tree. I'll be getting some this weekend when I'm back at the property.


