Escallonia hedging problem

nig1 · Rank attained: Hazel Tree Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Posts: 2

Hi,4 yrs ago i planted escallonia hedging in my garden,grew fine for 3yrs,green all year round.
last summer leaves when yellow with black spots, tried spraying with roseblackspot,clear dead leaves , by end of summer lost all leaves, completely bear.
though hedge was dead, but this summer leaves grew back but now blackspot back again now losing leaves?
is their away of getting rid of decease,or do i ripit up and start again, shame becasuse it is 200ft long.
any help thks.

Sive · Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:37 pm Post subject:

I'm worrying about the same problem as I had my 1-yr-old hedge sprayed last year and it has grown wonderfully this year. However over the past few days I've noticed some of those blackspots starting to appear again.
Apparently last year it was due to the very wet summer.....and I'm afraid the same may be happening now, because of our wet July.

James Kilkelly · Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:43 pm Post subject:

Dealt with on the forum a while back.
Hers the link......escallonia's lost its leaves?????
Lots of reading there and a further link or so included within the thread.