Schefflera: scale, soot, curling leaves
10 years ago
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Full StoryCan this Schefflera be saved? Should it be?
This old Schefflera is growing in the ground outside in a shady, enclosed courtyard area in inland San Diego, zone 23. It's putting on lots of new growth and even may be budding a flower or two. But it also seems to be afflicted by several problems at once. The older leaves (but not the new growth) are covered in black soot. There are scales on the top and bottom of many older leaves. And some of the new leaves are growing in tightly curled.
Advice? Suggestions? Options?
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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