My Fellow Hortikulturists - It is with great sadness that I write this post. A dear friend of mine (see image to the left) is in great distress and needs our help. My friend, I'm not sure of this plant's name, is struggling this summer with what seems to be a pest, fungus, or vermin. I'll be the first to admit that summer hasn't been kind to my backyard (grass, flowers, and shrubs are all under-performing), but this latest incident is just too much. I mean, come on Mother Nature, don't you have some other beautiful yard to molest?
Long story short - I've noticed some dead leaves on this shrub in the last month, but death is closing his icy cold fingers more tightly every day. Can you please review the attached images and let me know if you are familiar with this shrub and if you can offer any ideas to bring him/her back to life? Any help would be much appreciated!
2 comments:
No idea what kind of plant it is. The white on the branches looks like white flies but it is too hard to tell. If you touch it do the flies jump off? You are going to need to cut the dead out and there looks like a lot if it. That is going to leave a nasty looking hole in the bush. I would either hack into a much smaller shape or yank it out and throw away. Regardless you need to spray some good chemicals on that bad boy before it gets on the other plants.
Take a branch, that is still living but struggling with the disease/pest, to a local nursery. They will tell you what kind of plant it is, what is affecting it, and how to cure the problem.
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