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Laurel Hedges Going Yellow - Very Strange

c.nagrac.nagra Posts: 5
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Hi. I have around 30 laurel hedges planted around the edge of the driveway. 28 of them are growing well but two of them have always struggled and have now dropped most of their leaves. Is there anything I can do? All were planted last autumn by the same supplier. 

Are these not not getting enough sun? water? Or are they infected so need treatment? Do I need to worry and the other hedges will grow over them? 

Thanks for any help in advance. 


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  • c.nagrac.nagra Posts: 5
    Few more pics. 




  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    They may be suffering from lack of water, or are just dropping their old leaves or suffering a nutrient deficiency, hard to tell really. Or it may be that these two were rather sickly plants to start with. You could try watering with a seaweed nutrient, but if they don't pick up, I would go back to your original supplier and ask him for replacements.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • c.nagrac.nagra Posts: 5
    Thanks Lizzie for the reply. 

    I have given them a good watering this evening and will also add some nutrient soil tomorrow to see if they pick up. Also sent over images to the supplier to see what they say. 

    It’s all a bit confusing, but these two always struggled.

    Do these type of hedges often recover the following year if they are infected? Just need a plan if my supplier refuses to send new ones 


  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    edited June 2018
    Another reason for leaves turning yellow could be poor soil drainage. Could there be an issue where the soil may be heavy and water has not been able to drain away? All depends on when you planted them. Have they been in before or by spring time? They seem quite mature in size, so really need to know how long they have been planted and what has been the watering regime. All new shrubs needs watering well in its first two years. In warm and dry weather, their roots are not formed well enough to go into reserves, so watering deep and consistently is also important.


  • c.nagrac.nagra Posts: 5
    Thanks Borderline

    they were planted last year around October/November. They were 4ft to start with and all have grown well apart from these two. I have watered all the hedges roughly the same but these two a bit extra due to their colour. 

    I was worried of over watering, but will increase to each day as are expecting extra warm weather. 
  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    At this time of year, don't worry about over watering. It is worth the try to see how your shrubs respond. If that doesn't improve, then treat with chelated iron into the soil. 
  • c.nagrac.nagra Posts: 5
    Mother goose. Thank for the response. 

    What would you recommend to do? How could I confirm if it’s a fungus or not. Should they be taken out to stop the spread. Or are they mature enough to survive and shoot back next year? 

    At at the moment I’ve not seen this issue on any others but would like to protect them. 
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