Climbing hydrangeas wilting
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Comments (1)Borer insects often drill into the main trunk or big branches off the main trunk. Inspect the highest area damaged looking for holes made by the borer as well as some ooze coming out of the holes. The ooze may have fallen down into a lower branch or leaves. Borers usually deposit eggs in the Fall and the larvae feeds off the tree, exiting some time after being born. I had a Chinese Pistache Tree affected by borers last year and the top 20% of the tree did not leaf out but the tree survived. Does not look too bad a year afterwards. Luis...See Moreclimbing hydrangea won't climb
Comments (10)Thanks for the input. It's really good to hear from other gardeners. There is no doubt it is a climbing hydrangea and was labelled correctly, but I appreciate that thought. The zone thing is interesting, and frankly I never thought of that. It doesn't get dieback from the winter though (unlike my magnolia and other things that are a little out of zone) and gets a snowcover that covers all the height to date. The trellis that has been behind it for the hydrangea's life - likely more like 15 years, was not purchased trellis but a rough one my husband made out of hand cut 1x3 inch pieces. Now, the pieces were spaced 8-10 inches apart so perhaps this is part of the problem, not enough surface area to "grip". Just a few months ago this trellis had to come down for repairs on the shed, but there wer very few little aerial rootlets clinging anyway - only the largest of the about 20 different stems coming up from the base seemed to have any. Unfortunately the shed is siding, and I don't have another place to relocate the climbing hydrangea, so I guess what I need is some sort of solid fence like trellis with slats closer together. Any suggestions on fertilizing/soil amendements?...See MoreClimbing Hydrangea Wilting
Comments (3)After 5-6 years of growth, it may just need more water than before and you may need to water a larger area. If you find no problems (gopher's, borers', etc), just give it more water. Its root system is more extensive than a regular hydrangea's so you need to water areas away from the vicinity of the plant too....See MoreHelp With Diseased/Dying Climbing Hydrangeas
Comments (3)There are some pests that feed off roots so ck for that. You could check the roots for root rot but that usually causes the leaves to be wilted 24/7, even after you water. Since you did not mention that the leaves were wilting, I do not expect that to be a problem but feel free to check to see if they appear rotted. To get root rot, you would need to be watering often, watering a lot and-or have soil that does not drain well, that is, you typically need a soil that stays wet for very long periods of time. If you have sandy soil, you could water daily and not have root rot because the water would drain very well and the soil would not stay wet for long periods of time. An example of watering amounts normal in the Summer would be to water 1.5 gallons of water per shrub when the soil feels almost dry or dry to a depth of 4"....See MoreRelated Professionals
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