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Sick Laurel....honey fungus?

I had a telephone call from a client this morning about a laurel hedge he has been monitoring over the past few weeks and is concerned it is infected with honey fungus.

Having now been out to see it I'm not convinced and think it's more to do with the heavy soil beneath, age of the laurel and a particularly wet winter. I'm inclined to recommend a granular feed to replace nutrients in the soil

The client rang me asking about removal of the hedge to prevent the infection spreading to other laurels, removal of all soil etc.

Any thoughts/opinions?

Thanks in advance


Simon

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      That is one seriously over pruned hedge, salt off the road affects Laurels badly

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    • Thanks for your advice/comments both. I've been back today and we've given a liquid feed and topped the bed with farmyard manure. I'll message back to let you know if the hedge improves in the coming weeks. Thanks again.

  • This is bacterial shothole where leaves are wet for too long in warm conditions leading to holes forming in leaves & margins look as if eaten; it is also in need of plenty of nitrogen to get colour into leaves.

    • Thanks Gavin, will the liquid feed/manure combined with now drier conditions see to the problem or will it require more intervention?

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