Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article , Spider
writes
Hi Lofty,

I wonder if your plant is prone to Pyracantha Scab disease, which is a
fungal complaint. It attacks the leaves, shoots and flowers, turning
them
black.


There's also fire something or other, blight i think which attacks and
can kill a plant really quickly. We had a large shrub in front of the
bay window and one year it just went completely red/orange and then died
back to just a tiny little twig/ happily I left that bit alone and it
has now grown back but it doesn't get many berries on it as i have to
cut it back after flowering.


Fireblight I think. It can attack them giving black crinkled leaves and
not many berries. Some varieties of Pyracantha are more susceptible than
others.

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