Dogwood lost all leaves. Dying?
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Lime tree lost all leaves
Comments (4)when do i remove the lime...they are large, dark green,pulling the branch down w/weight....should I cut them at the top? Have tried to pull but there is resistance. How do I start a cutting? What spray to keep off spider?...See MoreMeyer lemon tree lost all leaves
Comments (3)There's a good chance that it was a combination of the mites and the dryness of the air in your house. When I bring plants in for the winter and the furnace is blowing all that super-dried air on them, they lose leaves like crazy. Last winter I put most of my plants in one room and set up a humidifier in there to keep the air moist. I also shut of the vent in there so the air stayed cooler. A couple of plants were tropicals and I misted them just to provide a little extra moisture to their leaves. Once you are sure you have eradicated the mites from your tree, begin providing more moisture to it everyday, but don't increase the watering to the roots. If you can maintain the temps in your garage above freezing it might be a better environment for your lemon tree than inside the house. It should begin to put on new leaves within a few weeks or so. Another thing you may wish to look at is the pot your lemon is in. Have you repotted it since you bought it? If not you may have a pot bound root system that cannot absorb water or nutrients. If you need to repot, use a good mix that includes some grit, like a cactus mix and feed it with plant food designed for citrus, like citrus tone. Cheryl...See MoreMy sickly dogwood and now shade perennials dying
Comments (2)Sorry to hear about your problem. I don't believe a dogwood tree would die in one year from contracting this disease or be threatened by losing some shade. Here in central VA most dogwoods are growing in full sun, some 20-30 years old and others younger. Wild dogwoods grow here along the forest's edge and receive a good amount of sun. If you have the 'Florida' variety and contract a disease, you'll have to spray them with a fungicide such as Daconil or liquid copper approximately every 10 to 14 days from now till mid-June. 'Florida' is "resistant" to many diseases such as powdery mildew, anthracnose, and canker, but you'll notice the word used is "resistant" and doesn't mean the tree won't encounter the disease. I lost two dogwoods in the 'Florida' variety and have one red dogwood of this type that I'm babying by spraying and praying. I decided to try the beautiful 'Kousa' variety of dogwood that's far more hardy. Look for a single trunk type. When 'Kousa' reaches maturity, it's absolutely elegant AND more hardy than 'Florida'. I'm surprised that your part-sun/part-shade perennials died from exposure to more sun. They CAN take a half-day of sun with the addition of more water. What variety are they?...See MoreIf a tree is dying in the summer will all the leaves fall off the tree
Comments (2)The leaves on a tree that dies in the summer will often just turn brown and hang there. If the leaves are falling, the tree is still active metabolically. Leaf senescence is still driven by a plant's metabolic processes. Doesn't mean the tree won't die at some point...just that it's not dead yet....See Morempwong76
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