Holly (Ilex) leaves turning yellow and losing spines
On Jun 8, 8:56*am, suzeyblue
wrote:
Hello, I'm new to this forum and relatively new to gardening as well. *
I have a query about my holly tree (Ilex Aquifolium). *I planted it
about a year ago and at first it looked like a holly tree - lustrous
dark green prickly edged leaves with lots of holly berries. *Now, it is
still tall (about 5 feet) and there is new growth and little white
flowers at the moment but the leaves have gone very pale green, almost
yellow and are no longer spiny or prickly but are completely smooth at
the edges. *This has been happening gradually since I planted it. *I
live in the Highlands (of Scotland) and the soil here is fairly stony
and not great quality. *I have added general compost and Miracle Gro
but to no avail. *It is in a fairly sunny position and we get lots of
daylight here at this time of year. *Do you know what is wrong with it
and how I can treat it please?
Try a thistle instead.
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