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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: gonz on May 27, 2008, 09:48:13

Title: Holly Question
Post by: gonz on May 27, 2008, 09:48:13
We have a holly bush in our garden which was already in when we moved in about 10 years ago.
It has started to shed its leaves quite a lot at the moment, does anybody know why?????
Title: Re: Holly Question
Post by: Palustris on May 27, 2008, 11:42:49
Evergreens do shed their leaves, usually in small numbers all the year round, but with the odd weather we are having, it could just be just reacting to that. As long as there are new buds and leaves then the tree should be ok. I have just looked at one of our older hollies and it too has a lot of dropping leaves.
Title: Re: Holly Question
Post by: GrannieAnnie on May 27, 2008, 13:51:05
We have a number of different types of hollies (trees and bushes) and they all get partially yellowed and drop leaves in Spring but green up rapidly.
Title: Re: Holly Question
Post by: gonz on May 27, 2008, 13:55:20
Thanks alot.  I'll keep my eye on it.  :)
Title: Re: Holly Question
Post by: PurpleHeather on May 27, 2008, 15:49:53
They can get a mite in between the thick layers on the leaves. It happened to ours  some years ago but we got a spray for it and it worked.

Cant remember the name of the product now though.