Furry bay bush!!

[poppyfield]

I have some furry spots on the bottom half of my bay bush (images attached) and I am not sure if its bad and if so what I can do to remove it. Can anyone help please?

[ohbeary]

Methinks you have a bit of mildew, spray with chesunt compound or 1 Tbs vinegar to a pint of water.

[rustylady]

I've got some too. Methinks there may be some scale insect lurking in there too. When (if) it stops raining I am going to have a closer look.

[poppyfield]

Thanks lots for your help and advice. I will surely give it a go. Hope you can get rid of yours too rustylady

[Jeanied]

That looks like patches of scale insect to me - use an old scrubbing brush and some washing up liquid on it, see if it comes off. I think it weakens the plant but unlikely to kill.

[poppyfield]

Thanks Jeanied. The bush seems to be really healthy bar the bottom half of the trunk with the fuzz so I'll do a bit of scrubbing and then polish up with some vinegar mix as obeary suggests. Thanks for your additional suggestions