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Old 14-05-2004, 10:02 AM
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Default Bluebells turned pink; and a sick apple

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About five years ago a friend gave me some excess bluebells which were
taking over her garden. I planted a clump at the base of each tree in
our orchard.

This year one of the clumps has pink flowers. It is planted at the base
of a Bramley which has never been healthy - it grows a few leaves at the
end of each branch, but never flowers.

I am suspecting there is a localised problem with the soil. All the
other trees are doing fine and all have blue bluebells underneath. Any
suggestions what the problem might be?

By the way, I am aware that there are naturally occurring pink
bluebells, but my friend is sure she has never had any, and these ones
have flowered blue in the past.