Branch die back on Milkweed
Jeannies_Garden (Tx 9a)
6 years ago
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Comments (1)i dont have this culitvar ... but i had one die back to the ground a couple years in a row.. before it really got going ... why did they look good for only part of the summer???? .. perhaps your watering wasnt the best it could be ... ken...See MoreWhat is causing my red maple branch tips to die?
Comments (2)Thank you, bboy. As it turns out, we did visit a local nursery with a Master Gardener on the premises and he was able to identify the problem. Turns out what everyone else (including several people in nurseries) thought was the dried up remains of a pest, was effluence. The MG speculated that the tips dying back was due to bacterial blight, and the tree's response was to weep sap out just at the spot where deadwood met live wood. He said all maples have such high sugar content in the sap that when it oozes out and subsequently dries it looks white and hardened, like that on my branches....See MoreWhole Branch Die Off
Comments (14)Gang, Yes, KHT is embarrassingly right about "neglect." I'm just glad the adjective used was "awesome" and not "evil" or "loathsome." I realize I'm in conversation now with folks who *love* Brugmansia and I know you must all think I'm a horrible person. I could tell you my excuses, but that would be depressing, and as Spring is in the air in Los Angeles, let's just look toward the future. I've talked with the wife and convinced her cutting the tree down to the ground is the best idea. I'll look up how to root cuttings, since there will be several trunk sections available for that. I still have one question: Should I plant the cuttings right by the old plant, thus having potentially several trunks near each other? I don't know if this will add wonderful fullness to the Brug area of the garden, or just crowd the poor things--which have been through enough already. Thanks for all your help, Franz...See MoreMeyer lemon branch die back
Comments (4)Root rot is very bad about that. When roots die the tops die and vice versa. Also too much nitrogen can cause that. If they were under watered, there would likely have been several days of heavily curled leaves before any die back....See MoreJeannies_Garden (Tx 9a)
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