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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: foresterone on August 20, 2009, 16:28:00

Title: Dead Robinia
Post by: foresterone on August 20, 2009, 16:28:00

 I have begun to cut down my Robinia which finally died this year. It was about 25 ft high and began to to look very short of leaf last year ! Any one have any idea  what causes a beautiful tree to suddenly expire? ???  ???

Title: Re: Dead Robinia
Post by: Flighty on August 20, 2009, 16:36:41

This may well be the cause -

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0708/robinia.asp

Title: Re: Dead Robinia
Post by: foresterone on August 20, 2009, 16:46:11

This is exactly what happened last year(as detailed in the RHS advice sheet) thanks for your reply ;it has bugged me for some time.

Title: Re: Dead Robinia
Post by: ellie2cats on August 22, 2009, 00:59:57

I lost my robinia last year also.  It was 14 years old and a lovely tree, I recall we had a drought early in the year and I think that  may have been the cause.  Have not replaced it in case there is some evil harbouring in the soil.
ellie 2cats