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  Richard Boyd November 21, 2011 at 5:15pm

  We had the same thing last year. I put it down to insufficient water causing the die back. We cut off all the dead areas, gave the plants some feed...and the plants have thrived this year.
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  Stuart @ Eco Garden Maintenance November 21, 2011 at 5:16pm

  That could be root rot
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  Chris Auld November 21, 2011 at 5:21pm

  I dont think lack of water could be an issue here, these plants where mature and well established, also, in northern ireland we never get more than 2 or 3 days without rain.
  
  Richard Boyd said:

  We had the same thing last year. I put it down to insufficient water causing the die back. We cut off all the dead areas, gave the plants some feed...and the plants have thrived this year.
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  Chris Auld November 21, 2011 at 5:23pm

  I thought it could have been vine weevil grubs eating the roots but the plants where quite large and sureley had a large enough root system to cope with this?
  
  Stuart @ Eco garden maintenance said:

  That could be root rot
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  Stuart @ Eco Garden Maintenance November 21, 2011 at 5:31pm

   Too much moisture  can cause root rot. Search web for aucuba phytophthora root rot
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  Richard Boyd November 21, 2011 at 7:01pm

   I don't think it's root rot as that would eventually affect the whole plant.
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  Gary RK November 21, 2011 at 7:04pm

  I seen similar and often thought it seemed to be linked to a sudden temp change...

  Be careful about US website resources - sometimes their scenarios are unique to that geography.
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  Paul McNulty November 21, 2011 at 11:36pm

  I've seen similar on Photinias this year, in gardens prone to waterlogging. I'm hoping it's this, it makes sense that the roots are essentially drowning in the wet ground.