sal
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Post by sal on May 26, 2024 12:42:15 GMT
Hi, I wonder if anyone can suggest a reason for various trees and shrubs suddenly dying?
We are in NW England. We haven’t had a particularly bad winter here.
I have lost a Schumacher tree, in the ground, buds formed in spring but it has since died. Neighbour has a honeysuckle near it, also died.
I had a cherry tree, in a large pot, it blossomed but then died. Also dead in pots Potentilla Fruticosa and a Cotinus , both in large pots, both 4 years old. These plants are all near each other, maybe within 20 feet.
Other plants in same area unaffected, ie Wisteria, Magnolia, Fig, Bamboo. Does anyone have any idea what might have caused this?
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Post by balc2 on May 26, 2024 20:10:42 GMT
Hi sal , welcome to garden Friends! If so many plants have died, all within a small area, it would suggest perhaps weedkiller might be responsible. Have you or do you know of anyone who may have used weedkiller that might have accidentally drifted onto the affected plants?
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Post by seaburn on May 28, 2024 6:50:49 GMT
Another possibility is that they got too wet/waterlogged. I have several pots that have not drained properly this winter. Several years ago I lost a yew as it had been waterlogged.
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Post by Andrew on Jun 2, 2024 15:34:23 GMT
I've lost a couple of plants in pots that appear to have got too wet over the winter and spring and the roots have rotted. My rhubarb in the garden also threw up a first batch of stems in the spring which then went soft and died off with no fresh growth since. It appears to be starting to show signs of recovery now though, so think it might survive with some dry weather. But we've pretty much had constant rain since October last year until fairly recently, so perhaps to be expected that everything has been rather waterlogged.
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sal
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Post by sal on Jun 2, 2024 15:37:37 GMT
I don’t believe there has been any weed killer in the vicinity, and as I mentioned other plants are ok.
I am not sure if water logging is the cause, we have pretty sandy soil, being near the coast, although we have had a pretty wet spring. The winter wasn’t too cold, it certainly wasn’t as cold as the previous winter here when we had icy ground for a good while.
I was surprised to see the cherry and Schumacher dying after blossoming/ large buds forming, it seemed very sudden. The Schumacher suckers appear to be ok so the roots must still be alive
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