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Originally posted by Ric
I have a laurel hadge in which some plants and sections have lost most of
their leaves, and the leaves that are remaining are have scorched tips and
edges and the leaves are crinkly and yellow. I have tried digging out the
worst effected plants and planting new plants but some of these have
developed the same effect. Is this due to poorish soil or perhaps something
eating the roots?
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I guess you're talking about the most commonly found cherry laurel? It's likely the leaf droping is caused by hard frosts, if you've had any yet? Also, it grows well in acid soil, and nicely in fairly neutral soil like mine, but it will fail in very chalky soil and grow badly in slight chalk. If you have chalk soil, consider another plant or growing it in a pot.