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New growth on Photinia Red Robin

richard-gouldrichard-gould Posts: 2
in Problem solving
Hi, 
Does anyone know what is happening to the new growth on our Red Robin? Alot of the new growth seems to be blackening towards the tip and wilting.
We've had this tree about three weeks and was planted with John Innes no3 compost. Please see pics.
Thanks, 
Richard 

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  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    edited May 2019
    They are a bit of cold damage. New growth at this time of year can be damaged slightly by cold nights, and in the last 3 weeks, there has been quite a few cold nights. They will recover, and will not affect the rest of your shrub.
  • richard-gouldrichard-gould Posts: 2
    That's good to know, thank you for your reply. 
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Keep it well watered for this first summer - a bucketful at a time once a week rather than little dribbles - and make sure you put some proper tree ties on it.  The ones you have look tight so no room to grow and also nothing to stop the trunk rubbing against the support cane.   That may lead to bark damage and thus disease or growth problems as the sap can't rise past that point of injury to feed the portion of stem and foliage above.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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