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weeping willow yellow leaves
Can anyone help me? The leaves of my weeping willow tree are turning yellow
and falling off. The ones that haven't yet gone yellow are green, limp and crispy. I have had the tree for about 6 months and it is in a large ceramic pot on my patio. It was attacked by some insects in July and a similar thing happened then, but I can't see any insects on it this time. Obviously the leaves all returned after the July attack, but I'm not sure what has caused the problem this time. When it first started turning yellow I noticed it was particularly dry so have given it lots of water and a feed of Miracle Grow but to no avail. Could it be pot-bound? It's gone downhill so quickly..... Help! Thanks Clare |
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weeping willow yellow leaves
Is it kilmarnock, the small type that's grafted? If so, I have one of these
and it does the same thing (as do those I see in other gardens). I'm giving mine one last chance -- if it doesn't give me a lovely show of pussies in spring (which it hasn't done in 3 years) then I'm digging it out and chucking it away because it's more trouble than it's worth. It's full of mildew, rust, aphids, ants, and the foliage is incredible ugly. "justinpadams" wrote in message ... Can anyone help me? The leaves of my weeping willow tree are turning yellow and falling off. The ones that haven't yet gone yellow are green, limp and crispy. I have had the tree for about 6 months and it is in a large ceramic pot on my patio. It was attacked by some insects in July and a similar thing happened then, but I can't see any insects on it this time. Obviously the leaves all returned after the July attack, but I'm not sure what has caused the problem this time. When it first started turning yellow I noticed it was particularly dry so have given it lots of water and a feed of Miracle Grow but to no avail. Could it be pot-bound? It's gone downhill so quickly..... Help! Thanks Clare |
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weeping willow yellow leaves
In article , justinpadams
writes Can anyone help me? The leaves of my weeping willow tree are turning yellow and falling off. The ones that haven't yet gone yellow are green, limp and crispy. I have had the tree for about 6 months and it is in a large ceramic pot on my patio. It was attacked by some insects in July and a similar thing happened then, but I can't see any insects on it this time. Obviously the leaves all returned after the July attack, but I'm not sure what has caused the problem this time. When it first started turning yellow I noticed it was particularly dry so have given it lots of water and a feed of Miracle Grow but to no avail. Could it be pot-bound? It's gone downhill so quickly..... The effect of drought doesn't necessarily appear instantly - it can droop, you water it, and a few days later the leaves go crisp. It will probably recover and send out new shoots after that. As a general rule, you should not feed a sickly plant, or one that you have allowed to go dry. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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weeping willow yellow leaves
"Janice" wrote in message ...
"justinpadams" wrote in message ... Can anyone help me? The leaves of my weeping willow tree are turning yellow and falling off. The ones that haven't yet gone yellow are green, limp and crispy. I have had the tree for about 6 months and it is in a large ceramic pot on my patio. It was attacked by some insects in July and a similar thing happened then, but I can't see any insects on it this time. Obviously the leaves all returned after the July attack, but I'm not sure what has caused the problem this time. When it first started turning yellow I noticed it was particularly dry so have given it lots of water and a feed of Miracle Grow but to no avail. Could it be pot-bound? It's gone downhill so quickly..... Is it kilmarnock, the small type that's grafted? If so, I have one of these and it does the same thing (as do those I see in other gardens). I'm giving mine one last chance -- if it doesn't give me a lovely show of pussies in spring (which it hasn't done in 3 years) then I'm digging it out and chucking it away because it's more trouble than it's worth. It's full of mildew, rust, aphids, ants, and the foliage is incredible ugly. (NOTE: I have taken the liberty of remodelling this a bit to put it in conventional bottom-posting order, which is easier to read.) I don't think there's much future in growing a weeping willow in a pot: they put out a vigorous root system, and in my opinion don't really look their best till they're about twenty feet high. Even if you hadn't said it had had a dried-out period, I'd suspect it was starving to death; or perhaps unnatural confinement has made it vulnerable to other problems. Just to complicate matters, these trees can also get sick-looking if they get *too much* water: are the drainage holes in the pot big enough? Mike. |
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weeping willow yellow leaves
In article , justinpadams
writes Can anyone help me? The leaves of my weeping willow tree are turning yellow and falling off. In actual fact, many of the trees around here are showing distinct signs of autumn. Perhaps your tree is doing the same!!! -- Jane Ransom in Lancaster. I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg but if you need to email me for any other reason, put jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see deadspam.com |
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weeping willow yellow leaves
Thank you all for your help and advice. Some of the leaves are no longer
crisp - they are still yellow, but at least it's not dead! I have nowhere in my garden to plant it out, so I think my mum will inherit it (many a time has she commented on how she'd like it in her garden - in fact, maybe she sabotaged it.....) Thanks Clare "Mike Lyle" wrote in message om... "Janice" wrote in message ... "justinpadams" wrote in message ... Can anyone help me? The leaves of my weeping willow tree are turning yellow and falling off. The ones that haven't yet gone yellow are green, limp and crispy. I have had the tree for about 6 months and it is in a large ceramic pot on my patio. It was attacked by some insects in July and a similar thing happened then, but I can't see any insects on it this time. Obviously the leaves all returned after the July attack, but I'm not sure what has caused the problem this time. When it first started turning yellow I noticed it was particularly dry so have given it lots of water and a feed of Miracle Grow but to no avail. Could it be pot-bound? It's gone downhill so quickly..... Is it kilmarnock, the small type that's grafted? If so, I have one of these and it does the same thing (as do those I see in other gardens). I'm giving mine one last chance -- if it doesn't give me a lovely show of pussies in spring (which it hasn't done in 3 years) then I'm digging it out and chucking it away because it's more trouble than it's worth. It's full of mildew, rust, aphids, ants, and the foliage is incredible ugly. (NOTE: I have taken the liberty of remodelling this a bit to put it in conventional bottom-posting order, which is easier to read.) I don't think there's much future in growing a weeping willow in a pot: they put out a vigorous root system, and in my opinion don't really look their best till they're about twenty feet high. Even if you hadn't said it had had a dried-out period, I'd suspect it was starving to death; or perhaps unnatural confinement has made it vulnerable to other problems. Just to complicate matters, these trees can also get sick-looking if they get *too much* water: are the drainage holes in the pot big enough? Mike. |
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