On Jun 13, 4:19 pm, K wrote:
Charlie Pridham writes





"Kroma" wrote in message
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Hi,

A couple of months ago I cut back my Laurel 'hedge' in both height and
depth. All was well until this week - I thought it was getting some new
leaves but, upon close inspection I see that many of the leaves are
turning
white and/or brown and shrivelling up.

You can see examples in some photos I have taken:
http://tinyurl.com/2pgsya

Can anybody shed any light on what is going here?

Thanks in advance,

Kroma

PS I *think* it's a laurel! It was here when I moved in 2 years ago and
has
been healthy up to now.

Your laurel will grow out of it, it is just a spot of mildew.

Possibly because the ground is a bit dry at the moment.

This happens every July when ours is cut back, it always recovers and
grows back twice as thick within a month. We have ours professionally
cu; it borders the front and one side of the property and it's quite a
big job. The gardener got blisters on his hands last year after
cutting it and this year he wore tough gloves, I belive there is
something nasty in the sap?

Judith