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Eastern Redbud Problems
Hi folks,
We have a young eastern redbud in our backyard which is having problems ever since I pruned some dead branches off of it. I am in zone 5/6, and just pruned the tree about three weeks ago. Ever since, some of the leaves have dried up and died. The branches seem to be okay, though. Could it be that I just shocked the tree? Thanks in advance - here are some photos (click on the "Garden" section): http://photos.yahoo.com/sullivan190 Ryan -- Remove "yourpants" to reply! |
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Eastern Redbud Problems
Unfortunately Cercis are susceptible to various canker and verticullum wilt,
especially when stressed. It's possible that your pruning either spread the canker through the infected blades or that portion of the tree was already infected and would have died back anyway. Dirr writes: "redbud suffers dramatically from excessive stress be it lack of water, excessive moisture, mechanical injury, et al.; a weakened tree is more susceptible to canker and VERTICILLIUM; Dr. G. Randy Johnson, formerly at the U.S. National Arboretum, was breeding for canker resistant redbuds; he noted essentially no resistance in C. CANADENSIS." Dave "Ryan Sullivan" wrote in message ... Hi folks, We have a young eastern redbud in our backyard which is having problems ever since I pruned some dead branches off of it. I am in zone 5/6, and just pruned the tree about three weeks ago. Ever since, some of the leaves have dried up and died. The branches seem to be okay, though. Could it be that I just shocked the tree? Thanks in advance - here are some photos (click on the "Garden" section): http://photos.yahoo.com/sullivan190 Ryan -- Remove "yourpants" to reply! |
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