Edges of new pear trees' leaves turing brown/dying
Lesuko
11 years ago
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11 years agoScott F Smith
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Holly leaves turning brown and dying
Comments (13)Thanks for all the suggestions. The female holly was dead, dead, dead. No dormancy. Everything very brittle (ie branch would snap in half) and no signs up life when I dug it up. I actually have never paid much attention to the holly, as it was always very self-sufficient. A little Holly Tone in the Spring, as advised from our local expert gardener we hired when we first moved in. The anti-fungal was used well after the dying was happening. It was organic and on the advice of my local nursery, which has an arborist on staff. I didn't bring a twig, though, so he was only guessing. I guess I'll bring a twig into him to take a look at. Would just hate to lose my male holly. Thanks again. S...See MorePear Tree Dying?
Comments (5)transplant shock ... you did what had to be done.. and now you are going to suffer watching whatever is going to happen ... disease is not uncommon is severely stressed plants ... but i always hesitate to apply chemicals to an already stressed plant.. water properly.. mulch properly ... and hope for the best... water very late into fall ... during root growing season ... but insure you do not freeze it into an ice cube.. WATER PROPERLY ... deeply.. with proper drainage .. a lot of water is not needed late into the fall ... just insure drought is not an issue ... again.. you had no option as to timing.. which was poor.. but you did what you had to do .. ken...See MoreEdges of leaves turning brown on dwarf pear tree
Comments (2)the planting was a tad late.. and it does not have the roots to hold on to 'perfect' leaves ... especially int eh heatwave wait until it dries.. water as you will then go dig a small hole ... and see if you are actually getting any water down into the root zone.. where the tree needs it ... if it sopping wet 6 to 12 inches deep.. then stop watering completely.. until it dries at depth .. a potential problem in clay ... all that said.. just admit to yourself that it is september.. and from now until October ... its all down hill ... and the leaves are going to get worse and worse looking ... until they fall off the tree ... personally i am not concerned about bugs this time of year.. they will all be dead in a month or so .. ken...See Moreevery plant is getting either brown spots, edges of leaves brown. HELP
Comments (15)Any damage that is showing on your plants is mechanical - that means it came to be from shipping and other transport, handling or jostling. It is not the result of diseases or insects nor does it look like any watering issues. In reality, these plants look pretty darn good considering most big box stores do not take the slightest bit of care with their plants (hence the evidence of damage you are seeing). As to fertilizing, you need to identify your plants and then do a bit of research, as not all plants benefit from similar fertilization methods nor do they require it at the same time. Cacti and succulents have different needs than do tropical foliage plants and flowering houseplants (orchids, African violets, flowering gift plants) have yet another set of needs. In general, an all purpose liquid fertilizer used at 1/2 to 1/3 strength with every other watering is appropriate for most tropicals during their primary growing season (March through October) but you can get by with quite a bit less. I'd suggest you post this on the House Plants forum both to get accurate ID's on your plants and their advice as to when, how much and with what to best fertilize what you have....See MoreLesuko
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