Brain-like Growths On My Shrub - Ask Extension
I noticed 2 clumps and some brain like fungal looking growths on the branches of one of my bushes - boxwood I think. I could hardly pull the 2 growth...
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Brain-like Growths On My Shrub #750169
Asked May 15, 2021, 7:32 PM EDT
I noticed 2 clumps and some brain like fungal looking growths on the branches of one of my bushes - boxwood I think. I could hardly pull the 2 growths off by hand. I noticed the brown furry growth too along the length of the branches-not sure if that is a normal part of the branches or not. See photos. Thank you.
Macomb County Michigan
Expert Response
Hello Kim,
Thank you for your question. Your shrub, which looks to be Wintercreeper or Euonymus fortunei has a disease called Crown Gall which is caused by a soil bacterium. Read about it and how to treat it in the following article by the Missouri Botanical Garden.
I hope this helps you with your plant.
Thank you for contacting Ask Extension.
