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Elegnus espalier pleached trees

RhodesnixonRhodesnixon Posts: 9
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My eleagnus espalier pleached trees have cobwebs on them does anyone know what is making the webs and how i get rid of them please
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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    A close-up photo would help please.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • RhodesnixonRhodesnixon Posts: 9

  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    That looks to me like the web of a garden spider of some sort, but I'm no expert - perhaps @wild edges might know.  It'll be busy catching gnats and flies in you garden.  A friend - do not destroy!!
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Orb weaver spider of some kind. Totally beneficial in the garden and harmless to humans.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • RhodesnixonRhodesnixon Posts: 9
    I have 18 pleached trees andvthey are on all of them
  • RhodesnixonRhodesnixon Posts: 9
    The trees arnt really thriving and i wondered if it was anythingvto do with them
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    They're just a handy structure to tie a web onto and they'll be helping to protect the tree from all kinds of pest attacks. If you can describe the problem with the trees in more detail with pictures of the affected areas then we might be able to offer some help. As much detail on age and soil, care routine and things like that would be helpful.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • RhodesnixonRhodesnixon Posts: 9
    They have been in just 12 months this week, they are growing on the outer edge but are struggling in the middle section, i can send photos tomorrow. They have just had their main growing season and they lose alot of yellow leaves at this time of year but they always seem to lose them in the middle and bottom section and dont grow back so much. I will send photos tomorrow
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    The last 12 months have been a really tough time for new plants due to the drought followed by the very wet and windy winter.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • RhodesnixonRhodesnixon Posts: 9
    i have taken some photos so you can see what i mean there is one inparticuler that is struggling, it has very little leaves and most of them are yellow, it has an area at the bottom of the trunk where it seems to have opened up and wondered if this was anything to do with it.
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