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Laurel leaves turning black.

Paul CSPaul CS Posts: 13
in Problem solving
My long established laurel bush has suddenly started to turn leaves black. They crumble when touched. It's not water droplets in the sun. 

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  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    Looks like someone has been spraying weed killer nearby to me! 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Everything’s suffering in the heat, it will shoot out again when it’s had a really good soaking, I wouldn’t worry.  Remove the dead leaves for now. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I'd agree with Lyn. It's likely to be current conditions, although, even in any normal year and ocnditions,  all evergreens will shed foliage. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    This can happen with acuba. Sometimes whole branches turn black. It's not usually terminal.
    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=314
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Mark56Mark56 Posts: 1,653
    edited July 2018
    Happens to ny Acuba every year, prune out the black foliage and stems, don’t compost. Will be fine
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