Hello Everyone,

I hope someone can help me. I have a very sick bay tree. It's proper name is Laurus Nobilis, A Belgian Speciality.

We've only had it for about a month and it's 5 years old. It's really not very well now and most of it's leaves have fallen off. It also smells like it's going rotten. I think maybe we have watered it too much. What do you suggest we do to prevent it from dying, or are we too late!?

Thanks,
Tom

Hi Tom,

If it smells rotten, then it probably is. You don't say if it's in the ground or a pot. GENTLY scrape a branch to see if there is any green just under the bark. If so, it's still alive. If in a pot, remove from the pot and remove all the wet soil. Repot in fresh soil in a clean pot. If using the same pot, scrub well with a 10% bleach solution and then rinse well before putting the tree back in.

Newt

tom0407 wrote:
Hello Everyone,

I hope someone can help me. I have a very sick bay tree. It's proper
name is Laurus Nobilis, A Belgian Speciality.

We've only had it for about a month and it's 5 years old. It's
really not very well now and most of it's leaves have fallen off.
It also smells like it's going rotten. I think maybe we have
watered it too much. What do you suggest we do to prevent it from
dying, or are we too late!?

Thanks,
Tom

Something smells fishy.

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5

Something smells fishy.

does everything smell fishy to you?

wrote:
Something smells fishy.

does everything smell fishy to you?

No. Just trollesque articles.

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5

Sorry but what are 'trollesque articles' ?

Thanks for the advice Newt I will do that. I think the tree is still alive, or atleast it was when I left the office on friday... if it's still alive when I get to work tomorrow I will take it home and try and rescue it.

Tom

Tom, you are very welcome. I know what a troll is, but I don't know what a "trollesque article" is unless it's a posting by a troll.
http://www.dwarfnet.com/glossary/trolling.shtml

Good luck with your bay tree.
Newt