tulip tree problem
My tulip tree is several years old with about 1 1/2 foot trunk in dia. Tree was beautiful last year but we had a late frost this year after buds came out. . Leaves that come out now seem stunted and get worse from bottom up to peak. They come out green then turn yellow with the veins green then they curl up and die. Now they have brown spots. I've added some fertilizer as suggested and watering about an hour at a time morning and night. because of dry spell. Am I over anxious or am I doing the right thing and have to give it time and still water at this rate?
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Comments (6)This looks REAL familiar to me. Look at those tulip tree leaves, and any leaves of plants, small trees, etc. under or near them. If the leaves feel sticky at all, something called honeydew, you have tulip tree scale. VERY Bad! This will spread to all under or nearby plants and kill them. I lost a beautiful, old plum tree, planted near my neighbor's 60 foot tulip tree, last year. It's very common here in VA. If sticky, take your hose and very thoroughly wash all leaves, including under plantings, anywhere near your tulip tree. and throw away any tulip tree debris that have fallen. Then you must spray everything with insecticidal soap. In the EARLY spring before new leaves, you have to spray the tulip tree with horticultural oil, even if the tulip tree is very tall. Read the label for control of scale. Hope this is not actually your problem! What a huge headache last year for us. By the way, the under plantings survived beautifully just being well washed and srayed with the insecticidal soap....See More? on topping a tulip poplar (aka tulip tree)
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3 years agoFred Albini
3 years agoDrive way has always been there. Last fall I did add about 3-4 inches of crushed asphalt around inside oval of drive around this tree , which covers 3-4 foot inside of drip line ,three sides this tree. Tree has a 1 foot diameter at widest point. This was rolled over for compaction. From the trunk out I've always had ground cloth and 2-3 inches of gravel.
Tree is about a foot in diameter
I live just out side of South Haven and west of Kalamazoo ,Michigan in south western part of state.
Last year was great Lots of rain. My land is mostly sand.. This year started out with a bunch of rain.Buds came out early Then a later freeze after. buds on the tree and a bunch of my flowers came on. Since then pretty much of a drought.
I've never had to water my tree.after it got going after planting,but this year as you know is different. I never thought about the heat the gravel might produce but because the leaves usually come on and shade the gravel.
With advice of a contractor he put bored a few hole at drip line and sprinkled fertilizer around base. He also said to water about an hour twice a day and an oscillating sprinkler would work. I have the sprinkler cover drip line in
1 After reading your questions I have some for you.
Should I do away with gravel under tree and replace with mulch (amount?)
2 Watering. Is the oscillating sprinkler good enough or something better suggested.
And length of time suggested knowing conditions of soil)Sand and gravel etc.
3 Because of driveway covers drip line in 3-4 feet, Should i bore holes through asphalt to allow more water or does the 3 foot around base of tree enough ((tree dia, 1 foot about 30 foot high)
If I'm allowed I'll add pic of tree last year and this year with leaf cycle and brown spots as of late.
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